Cessna T188 N3367J

Summary

On 24 July 2019 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna T188 registered N3367J was involved in an accident near Deshler, Nebraska, 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.

Date

24 July 2019 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Deshler, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.1672, -97.7147

Aircraft

Cessna T188

Registration

N3367J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hebron → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA454

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during low-altitude maneuvering.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while conducting an agricultural application flight, he made a minimum bank angle turn to the south. He then maneuvered the airplane to avoid wires, but the vertical stabilizer struck the bottom set of wires, which resulted in the separation of the top section of the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground, and a postaccident fire ensued. The airplane was consumed by postaccident fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.