# Accident 19850403009849A: Cessna A188B, Prentiss, MS, April 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1985, 07:30 local time
- Place: Prentiss, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.5901° N, 89.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5901&lon=-89.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4884Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4884Q-2000-08-08) (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: 8,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403009849A

## Narrative

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

DURING DOWNWIND LANDING ON A ROAD PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. RAN INTO A DITCH BANK.

## 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 ATL85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA127), Apr 3, 1985: Cessna A188B (N4884Q), Prentiss, MS, substantial damage

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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