Cessna 188B N53211

Summary

On 19 October 2000 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N53211 was involved in an accident near Stanton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 October 2000 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stanton, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.1202, -101.7897

Aircraft

Cessna 188B

Registration

N53211

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

FTW01LA012

1 person was seriously injured.

The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with 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

According to the pilot and a witness, he was spraying a field as part of the federally sponsored boll weevil eradication program. The pilot was flying south on his final pass to trim the edge of the field, when the airplane's right wing contacted unmarked power lines which are 80 feet agl. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground, the wings separated from the airframe, and the airplane came to rest inverted. The pilot stated that the 'trim was intended to be accomplished beneath overhead power lines.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.