Cessna A188B N3845J

Summary

On 30 June 1998 at about 17:03 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N3845J was involved in an accident near Panhandle, 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

30 June 1998 at 17:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Panhandle, Texas, United States

Coordinates

35.3405, -101.3791

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N3845J

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

FTW98FA290

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission wires 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 agricultural airplane collided with a power line while maneuvering during a local aerial application flight. Examination of the accident site and the airplane revealed that the commercial pilot attempted to fly under the power line. The upper portion of the vertical stabilizer contacted two power transmission wires, which were 19 feet above ground level. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground, and a postimpact fire erupted. Examination of the engine, airframe and maintenance logbooks revealed no evidence of any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.