# Accident 19910710027019A: Cessna A188B, St Matthews, SC, July 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1991, 17:05 local time
- Place: St Matthews, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BFHG
- Location: 33.6607° N, 80.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6607&lon=-80.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4905Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4905Q-1995-09-12) (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: 15,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910710027019A

## Narrative

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

WAS FLYING UNDER POWERLINES ADJACENT TO A ROAD. PULLED UP TO MISS A VEHICAL AND STRUCK POWERLINE.

## 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 ATL91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA127), Jul 10, 1991: Cessna A188B (N4905Q), St. Matthews, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SAFE CLEARANCE FROM POWER LINES, WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID AN AUTOMOBILE IN THE AREA OF HIS SPRAYING OPERATION.

## Other reports on N4905Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850627031539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627031539A), Jun 27, 1985: Cessna A188B (N4905Q), Marks, MS, Minor damage. Spray pilot was landing on road near load area due to rainstorm. Struck bike rider with wing during rollout.
- [Accident 19770509009069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770509009069A), May 9, 1977: Cessna A188B (N4905Q), Seagoville, TX, Substantial damage

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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