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CEN24LA285

2024-07-24 · Sumner, Nebraska, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N9576G

Make / Model
CESSNA A188B
Year of manufacture
1974 · 50 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19740312
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD51D9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot
  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Wire-Effect on operation
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Altitude-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN24LA285.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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