# Accident 19890827031879A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Milton, FL, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 13:20 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Milton T Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6296° N, 87.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6296&lon=-87.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5699J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5699J-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188A (registry code 2073006, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 35 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827031879A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED WINDSHEAR AND LOST CONTROL DURING BANNER PICK UP PRACTICE. TURBULENCE EXISTED DUE TO NEARBY THUNDERSTORM.

## 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 MIA89LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA236), Aug 27, 1989: Cessna 188A (N5699J), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLIGHT IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE PILOT. TURBULENCE FROM THE NEARBY THUNDERSTORM 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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