# Accident 19910530018339A: Cessna A188B, Bluff, IL, May 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bluff, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DVSG
- Location: 39.7508° N, 90.5303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7508&lon=-90.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4887Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4887Q-1997-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEV01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910530018339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TAKING OFF FROM A ROAD. WENT THROUGH A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI91DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEV01), May 30, 1991: Cessna A188B (N4887Q), Bluffs, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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