# Accident 19890921035739A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Winnsboro, LA, September 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.1606° N, 91.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1606&lon=-91.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5511S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5511S-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 537 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890921035739A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS INDICATES AIRCRAFT STALLED IN TURNAROUND ON A SPRAY RUN. CRASHED AND BURNED. OPERATOR NOT AG CERTIFICATED.

## 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 FTW89DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD15), Sep 21, 1989: Cessna 188 (N5511S), Winnsboro, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A TREE.

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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