19890726025359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Atmore, AL · July 26, 1989

Date: July 26, 1989 · 07:30 local
Place: Atmore, AL
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZFOG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N21612
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL89DKJ08
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N21612Registration cancelled May 18, 1992 · Cessna A188BS/N 18800906 Airframe modelCessna A188B

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.

Blinded by sun on a turnaround. Flew into powerlines.

As the FAA filed it

BLINDED BY SUN ON A TURNAROUND. FLEW INTO POWERLINES.

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 ATL89DKJ08Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAtmore, ALPilot's failure to maintain visual lookout for obstacles. Contributing to the accident was the low (dawn) position of the sun which interfered with the pilot's vision.Jul 26, 1989 · Substantial damage