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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Sycamore, SC · May 31, 1991

Date
May 31, 1991 · 17:30 local
Place
Sycamore, SC
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
FYKG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731EP
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91LA105
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,078 total625 in this make and model60 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.

Gus lock string wrapped around control stick in flight. Wing hit ground as pilot tried free control. Cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

GUS LOCK STRING WRAPPED AROUND CONTROL STICK IN FLIGHT. WING HIT GROUND AS PILOT TRIED FREE CONTROL. CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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