# Accident 19910308004879A: Cessna A188, Harper, KS, March 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1991, 07:30 local time
- Place: Harper, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WEEG
- Location: 37.2794° N, 98.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2794&lon=-98.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8189V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8189V-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910308004879A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP,ROLLED AND IMPACTED GROUND VERTICALLY DURING A SPRAY RUN. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 CHI91DCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ04), Mar 8, 1991: Cessna A-188 (N8189V), Harper, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLING THE AIRPLANE.

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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