# Accident 19890806027229A: Cessna A188A, Valley City, ND, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Valley City, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JQFG
- Location: 46.9193° N, 97.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9193&lon=-97.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188TV-1991-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806027229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED INVERTED. PILOTS LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENED AND HIS MEDICAL WAS DENIED.

## 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 DEN89DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTG01), Aug 6, 1989: Cessna 188A (N188TV), Valley City, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT. THE POWER LINE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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