Cessna A188B accident near Holly Grove, Arkansas, September 24, 1992
On September 24, 1992 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna A188B, registered N4804Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Holly Grove, Arkansas. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN OBJECT CLEARANCE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 24, 1992 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Holly Grove, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · all A188Bs on the register
- Registration
- N4804Q · no longer on the register · serial 18802542T
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON THE FIRST AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT OVER THE FIELD, THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE UNDER A POWERLINE. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE WIRE, HOWEVER, THE PILOT LANDED AT AN AIRSTRIP WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,145 hours in all; 120 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 3,921 as pilot in command; 852 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,419 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 24, 1992; 343 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4804Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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