Cessna A188B N9493G

Summary

On 8 June 2007 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N9493G, operated by Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Sargent, Nebraska, 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

8 June 2007 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sargent, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

41.6402, -99.3697

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N9493G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Air Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Comstock → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA166

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout and clearance from the hillside. Factors contributing to the accident include the pilot's diverted attention, the hillside, and the glare from the setting sun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The agricultural airplane was destroyed during a post-impact ground fire following an in-flight collision with terrain. The pilot reported that the airplane impacted a hillside while he was circling around a pasture that was to be sprayed. The pilot was reportedly trying to locate a map in the cockpit when the airplane struck the hillside. The airplane was flying into the setting sun when the ground impact occurred.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.