# NTSB Accident CHI97LA235
> **Cessna A188A** · 1997-08-03 · NORFOLK, NE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA235
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08570
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-03
- **Location:** NORFOLK, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.029624, -97.410255
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A188A
- **Registration:** N9902G
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and failure or inability to control the airplane after encountering wake turbulence at low altitude during an aerial application maneuver.  A related factor was the low altitude of the airplane when the wake was encountered.

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