Cessna 188 N9454J
24 March 2002 · Forrest City, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 March 2002 at about 12:20 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N9454J was involved in an accident near Forrest City, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Forrest City, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thompson-Robbins (HEE)
- Coordinates
- 35.0367, -90.9094
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188
- Registration
- N9454J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Forrest City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA109
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a light pole and power lines during an aerial application flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On the first load of the day, the pilot circled the field to check for obstructions. After several spray passes, the pilot came to a small triangle area of the field, which he entered from south to north. Wires bordered the north end of the field. As he started to climb out of the field over a set of wires, the pilot reported that "I felt like I wasn't going to clear the wires." As he pushed the airplane's nose down to go under the wires, the right wheel clipped the top of a pole, and the top of the tail struck the bottom set of wires. After the pilot exited the field, another pilot in the area surveyed the airplane and reported the right wheel was "angled in slightly." Determining all controls were working properly, the pilot dispensed the remainder of his load, then proceeded to an alternate airport. Upon landing, the right main landing gear collapsed, the pilot lost directional control, and the airplane exited the runway and came to a stop. When the pilot got out of the airplane he found that the top portion of the rudder had been severed by the wire strike.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2002 | Cessna 188A | Vincent, Texas, United States | Elk Creek Spraying Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Cessna 188B | Tolley, North Dakota, United States | Name | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2002 | Cessna 188B | Pikesville, North Carolina, United States | Wayne Aerial Crop Spraying | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2001 | Cessna 188B | Whiteville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2003 | Cessna 188B | Badger, Nfld, Canada | Computaplane | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cessna 188B | Monette, Arkansas, United States | David Lemay | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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