Cessna 188A N4412Q
16 July 2007 · New Hartford, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 2007 at about 13:05 local time, a Cessna 188A registered N4412Q was involved in an accident near New Hartford, Missouri, 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 13:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Hartford, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1500, -91.2167
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188A
- Registration
- N4412Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bowling Green → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA218
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tree line during the turn between aerial application passes. The low altitude, the downdraft encountered by the pilot, and the trees were contributing factors.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain during an agricultural application pass. The pilot stated that he had completed one pass and was turning back to make another when he encountered a "thermal." The airplane was approximately 150 feet above ground level in a 45-degree "plus" banked turn at the time. He noted that as he started to rollout, the airplane began to "sink in what seem[ed] to be a thermal." The airplane was about 40 feet above and 250 feet in front of a tree line at the time of the encounter. The pilot stated: "I added full power [and] lowered the nose, [but] was unable to recover from the thermal." The airplane contacted the trees and "with all lift gone and more trees ahead," he elected to land in the cornfield. The pilot reported no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2007 | Cessna 188B | Wyaconda, Missouri, United States | James F. Wood | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2006 | Cessna 188B | Belhaven, North Carolina, United States | William J. Brinkley | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Cessna 188 | Mexico, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2005 | Cessna 188A | Fairview, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Cessna 188 | Senath, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Cessna 188B | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | Vector Disease Control Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2007 | Robinson R44 RAVEN II | Morrison, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2007 | Cessna 172S | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2007 | Cessna 150F | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Robert M. hackett | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2007 | Wrb Associates ZODIAC 601 XL | La Belle, Missouri, United States | Stevens Lee Walker | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 2007 | Bird SEAWIND 3000 | Knox City, Missouri, United States | Gene E. Underland | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 2007 | Boeing N2S-3 | Trenton, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |