# Accident 19900820034349A: Cessna A188B, Yuma, AZ, August 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NBVG
- Location: 40.1191° N, 102.7205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1191&lon=-102.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4933Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4933Q) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,561 total, 1,299 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900820034349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN90DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE05), Aug 20, 1990: Cessna 188B (N4933Q), Eckley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

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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