19871218070689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · South Bay, FL · December 18, 1987

Date
December 18, 1987 · 11:30 local
Place
South Bay, FL
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731LS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA066
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
875 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC landed on narrow embankment. Wind gust veered aircraft off and gear hit a boulder. Aircraft nosed over in water

As the FAA filed it

PIC LANDED ON NARROW EMBANKMENT. WIND GUST VEERED AIRCRAFT OFF AND GEAR HIT A BOULDER. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN WATER

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.