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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Messic, NC · May 18, 1988

Date
May 18, 1988 · 16:20 local
Place
Messic, NC
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RRSG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8250G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88DMG06
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
36,000 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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.

A wing struck a tree limb on a turn around. Lost control. Possible lannate poisoning affected judgement.

As the FAA filed it

A WING STRUCK A TREE LIMB ON A TURN AROUND. LOST CONTROL. POSSIBLE LANNATE POISONING AFFECTED JUDGEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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