Cessna A188B N9576G

Summary

On 24 July 2024 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N9576G was involved in an accident near Sumner, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 2024 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sumner, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.8587, -99.5348

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N9576G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lexington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA285

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The operator reported, the pilot was conducting a low-level aerial application flight when the airplane impacted a power line at the start of a spray pass. Following the collision, the airplane impacted an agricultural field which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, the empennage, and both sets of wings. The operator reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.