Cessna A188B N731VR
8 May 1985 · Virden, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1985 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N731VR was involved in an accident near Virden, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Virden, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 39.5001, -89.7609
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N731VR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Virden → Virden
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PASS OVER A SET OF LOW WIRES AND UNDER HIGH TENSION LINES. THE WIRES ARE 300 FT. APART HORIZONTALLY. THE PROP CONTACTED THE HIGH TENSION LINES AND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna A188B | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | Keith W.stakes | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1985 | Cessna A188B | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1985 | Cessna A188B | Prentiss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1985 | Cessna A188B | Rayville, Louisiana, United States | Marcus Covington | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1985 | Cessna A188B | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1985 | Cessna A188B | Clanton, Alabama, United States | William L. Hobbie | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1985 | Cessna 170A | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Paul E. van Houten | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft BE 36 | Odell, Illinois, United States | Eugene Bouska | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Cessna 404 II | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1985 | Cessna 172M | Mt Sterling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |