# Accident 19871015059789A: Cessna A188B, Samson, AL, October 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1987, 06:30 local time
- Place: Samson, AL
- Airport: Logan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYWG
- Location: 31.1109° N, 86.0404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1109&lon=-86.0404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731RF-2005-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,455 total, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871015059789A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 ATL88DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG01), Oct 15, 1987: Cessna 188 (N731RF), Samson, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N731RF (1)

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

- [Accident 19990923028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923028579A), Sep 23, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731RF), Oxford, MS, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 23, 1999, about 1156 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N731RF, registered and operated by woodson flying service as a 14 CFR part 137…

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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