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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Yuma, AZ · August 20, 1990

Date
August 20, 1990 · 10:30 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NBVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4933Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90DTE05
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,561 total1,299 in this make and model214 in the last 90 days

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.

Struck an erosion ditch during a spray run severing right main gear and ground looped. Engine was at full power.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK AN EROSION DITCH DURING A SPRAY RUN SEVERING RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND GROUND LOOPED. ENGINE WAS AT FULL POWER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.