# Accident 19820707026079A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Lula, MS, July 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1982, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lula, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.4608° N, 90.4897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4608&lon=-90.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EG-1996-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,015 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707026079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER CAUGHT POWERLINE AND SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT AS PILOT FLEW UNDER WIRES ON SWATH RUN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82DA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA190), Jul 7, 1982: Cessna A188B (N731EG), Lula, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N731EG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19961106045079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961106045079I), Nov 6, 1996: Cessna A188B (N731EG), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Narrative: N731EG piloted by john mellish entered fxe airspace without first obtaining a clearance. Pilot indicated he had no radio communications with fxe…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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