# Accident 19830311016549A: Cessna A188B, Wadley, GA, March 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wadley, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.8599° N, 82.3990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8599&lon=-82.3990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8233G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8233G-1991-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,343 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311016549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT UNDER WIRES WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD. UNABLE TO TURN,THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A POLE.

## 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 ATL83LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA134), Mar 11, 1983: Cessna A188B (N8233G), Wadley, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8233G (1)

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

- [Accident 19840618044349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618044349A), Jun 18, 1984: Cessna A188B (N8233G), Elkton, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed and burned for unknown reasons en route to a spraying mission.

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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