Cessna T188C N666DB

Summary

On 14 May 2005 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N666DB was involved in an accident near Fowler, Colorado, 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

14 May 2005 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fowler, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Fowler Airfield (C080)

Coordinates

38.1204, -104.0210

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N666DB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fowler → Fowler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN05LA075

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and clearance, resulting in an in-flight collision with transmission lines.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he saw something move inside the cockpit after he had completed a spray run. He glanced down but didn't see anything. He returned his scan to the surroundings and noticed transmission lines level with the aircraft. He pitched the nose up to avoid a collision but encountered a downdraft and was forced into the lines, severing three of them and knocking down a utility pole. The pilot was able to fly the airplane back to the airport and land without incident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.