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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188 · Sentinel Butte, ND · July 2, 1988

Date: July 2, 1988 · 22:15 local
Place: Sentinel Butte, ND
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: MSPG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3546Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN88LA146
Reported as: Cessna A188
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,827 total2,456 in this make and model

N3546QRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 1991 · Cessna A188S/N 1880496 Airframe modelCessna A188

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What happened

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

Entered area of turbulence near a thunderstorm, got in a downdraft. Unable to recover hit ground. Aircraft burned.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED AREA OF TURBULENCE NEAR A THUNDERSTORM, GOT IN A DOWNDRAFT. UNABLE TO RECOVER HIT GROUND. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN88LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSentinel Butte, NDThe pilot took off from his private airstrip near Sentinel Butte, ND, en route to beach, ND. He said there was a narrow cloud ahead, approximately 5-8 miles long, and emitting lightning, but it did not appear to him to threaten flight safety. The pilot said…Jul 3, 1988 · Destroyed