Cessna A188B N731GY

Summary

On 14 October 1997 at about 14:47 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N731GY was involved in an accident near Morton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 October 1997 at 14:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Morton, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.7197, -102.7491

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N731GY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98FA012

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted power lines and the ground during a local aerial application flight. The flagger reported that the airplane had been spraying 'Roundup' defoliant on a cotton field east of the mishap site, using north-to-south-to-north passes. The airplane struck and severed the three top pole-mounted aluminum electrical cables spanning east to west at an approximately height of 35 feet above the ground. Physical evidence at the accident site indicates that the airplane impacted the ground on a measured heading of 176 degrees in a nose low attitude while in a slight right turn. Teardown examination of the engine and propeller were performed, and no defects were found that that would have prevented normal operation of the airplane. The pilot had been hired by the owner/operator approximately 2 weeks prior to the accident after the operator became ill.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.