Cessna A188B N136MC

Summary

On 19 August 1999 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N136MC was involved in an accident near Seward, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 1999 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Seward, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.9107, -97.0894

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N136MC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Utica → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA303

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line. A factor relating to this accident was the power line.

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

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The pilot said that he had been spraying several corn fields and flying under the power lines. On a pass heading northbound, and flying under power lines, the pilot said that the tail of the airplane caught the bottom wire, tearing the tail off and flipping the airplane on its back. Examination of the accident site revealed an east-west running power line preceding the airplane wreckage by 250 feet. One of the wires showed fraying and unraveling. Examination of the airplane wreckage revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.