Cessna A188B accident near Blytheville, AR
On September 5, 2005, a Cessna A188B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blytheville, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 5, 2005
- Place
- Blytheville, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.929°N, 89.920°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051011X01611
NTSB summary
On September 5, 2005, approximately 1225 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna A188B agricultural airplane, N9083G, was destroyed while maneuvering at the Blytheville Municipal Airport (HKA) near Blytheville, Arkansas. The airplane was registered to Mid-Continent Aircraft Corporation of Hayti, Missouri, and was being operated by Myers Flying Service of Blytheville, Arkansas. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. In a telephone interview with an NTSB representative, a witness stated that he had just completed placing his aircraft in a hangar and was entering his vehicle when he saw the accident airplane fly down HKA Runway 18 (a 5,001-feet long by 75-feet wide asphalt runway) at a low altitude. The airplane then pulled-up and began a climbing right turn. The witness estimated the bank angle to be "in excess of 60 degrees as the wings were more than 45 degrees with the horizon." The witness added that the engine "sounded normal and at full power" and the airplane was "steadily losing altitude." The witness reported that he did not hear any engine power changes prior to impact. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector and a representative from Cessna Aircraft performed an on-scene examination of the wreckage. The FAA inspector reported the airplane's right wing impacted first and the airplane came to rest in an upright position. The Cessna representative established cable continuity to the ai
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons.
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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.
