# Accident 19871218070689A: Cessna A188B, South Bay, FL, December 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: South Bay, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.6593° N, 80.7105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6593&lon=-80.7105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731LS-1990-03-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871218070689A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA066), Dec 18, 1987: Cessna A188B (N731LS), South Bay, FL, 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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