Cessna 188 accident near Senath, MO
On June 19, 2005, a Cessna 188 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Senath, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 19, 2005
- Place
- Senath, MO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.140°N, 90.196°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050621X00822
NTSB summary
On June 18, 2005, at 1904 central daylight time, a Cessna 188, N9778G, was destroyed by ground impact and post impact fire after the agricultural spray airplane impacted a guy wire of a radio tower antenna near Senath, Missouri. The pilot was fatally injured. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight departed Hornersville Memorial Airport (37M), Hornersville, Missouri, at 1900 on a local aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed. The wife of the pilot reported that the pilot departed Gosnell, Arkansas, at 0800 en route to 37M where he would be flying all day. She reported that she drove to 37M and brought him lunch. She reported the pilot had lunch, and then flew twice before landing at 1730. He ate again before flying the last field for the day. She reported that the last flight was a "sensitive" flight because there were honeybees and a house near the cotton field that needed spraying. She reported that he did a map study of the area since it was a sensitive area and he had not sprayed in that area before. The distance from Hornersville to the cotton field that needed spraying was about 6 nautical miles. The 1,040-foot tower with guy wires was located next to the cotton field. The tower is identified on the Memphis Sectional Aeronautical Chart about two miles west of Senath, Missouri. A witness reported that he heard the airplane flying in the area and then he heard an explosion. He made a 911 emergency call, and then went outside and observed the tower falling to
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tower guy wires. A factor was the extra antenna guy wire.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
