# Accident 19880518037859A: Cessna A188B, Messic, NC, May 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1988, 16:20 local time
- Place: Messic, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRSG
- Location: 34.8995° N, 76.8910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8995&lon=-76.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8250G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8250G-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DMG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518037859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL88DMG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG06), May 18, 1988: Cessna 188 (N8250G), Messic, NC, destroyed

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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