# Accident 19910531019569A: Cessna A188B, Sycamore, SC, May 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sycamore, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FYKG
- Location: 33.0008° N, 81.3005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0008&lon=-81.3005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EP-1991-07-25) (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: 3,078 total, 625 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531019569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA105), May 31, 1991: Cessna 188 (N731EP), Sycamore, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE GUST LOCK DURING PRELFLIGHT; THE STRING JAMMED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND CREATED AN UNCONTROLLABLE CONDITION.

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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