Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN24LA285 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 24, 2024
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Sumner, Nebraska
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna A188B
- N-number
- N9576G
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.