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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Tipton, OK · April 5, 1991

Date
April 5, 1991 · 18:40 local
Place
Tipton, OK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SNFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4165J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91LA062
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,300 total5,245 in this make and model30 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 a tree and light pole on spray run turn around. Impact severed left wing. Airplane crashed. Blamed low sun.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A TREE AND LIGHT POLE ON SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND. IMPACT SEVERED LEFT WING. AIRPLANE CRASHED. BLAMED LOW SUN.

NTSB investigation

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