# Accident 19891005038869A: Cessna A188B, Hartsville, SC, October 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hartsville, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AJYG
- Location: 34.3609° N, 80.0791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3609&lon=-80.0791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21897-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DLG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005038869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AND SEVERED TV TOWER SUPPORT CABLE DURING PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND VERTICALLY.

## 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 ATL90DLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DLG01), Oct 5, 1989: Cessna 188B (N21897), Hartsville, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES.

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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