Cessna A188B N5706G
22 March 1999 · Atwood, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 March 1999 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N5706G was involved in an accident near Atwood, Kansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atwood, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.8103, -101.0399
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N5706G
- 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
- CHI99LA111
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A witness saw the accident airplane descend behind a tree line during aerial spraying operations and then saw smoke come up from behind the trees. The tree line was inspected and found to have impact marks and cuts. The airplane impacted terrain 130 degrees from and 300 feet from the initial tree impact. The airplane caught on fire and burned. The pilot was fatally injured.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1999 | Cessna A188B | Seward, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1999 | Cessna A188B | Lincoln, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1999 | Cessna A188B | Panther Burn, Mississippi, United States | Michael A. Johnson | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1999 | Cessna A188B | Glen Allan, Mississippi, United States | Michael Lewis | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1999 | Cessna A188B | Seminole, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1999 | Cessna A188B | South Oxford, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1999 | Weatherly 201B | Oberlin, Kansas, United States | Richard E Shaw | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1999 | Hornbeck GLASSAIR | Johnson City, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Grumman American G-164B | Goodland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1999 | Cessna 182J | Satanta, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-28-180 | Fort Scott, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 1999 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Atlanta, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |