# Accident 19880515044889A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Winnsboro, LA, May 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1988, 15:50 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1647° N, 91.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1647&lon=-91.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78392, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78392-1991-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515044889A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN IN WHILE PRACTICING A SPRAY OPERATION. PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL INDICATES INTOXICATION

## 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 FTW88DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD03), May 15, 1988: Cessna 188 (N78392), Winnsboro, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N78392 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780606014259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606014259A), Jun 6, 1978: Cessna 188CESSNA (N78392), El Campo,Tx, TX, 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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