# Accident 19910718032379A: Cessna A188B, Hollindale, MS, July 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Hollindale, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZMMG
- Location: 33.1706° N, 90.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1706&lon=-90.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9541J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9541J-2001-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718032379A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. OIL ON WINDSHIELD AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CRASHED. CONNECTING ROD END CAP FAILED FROM LOOSE BOLTS.

## 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 MIA91LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA202), Jul 18, 1991: Cessna A188B (N9541J), Hollandale, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NO. 5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLT DUE TO BEING LOOSE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THIS RESULTED IN THE DAMAGE DURING THE FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N9541J (1)

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

- [Accident 19840322006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840322006969A), Mar 22, 1984: Cessna A188B (N9541J), Lake Village, AR, Substantial damage. A propeller hub broke off on inital takeoff climb. Aborted and cartwheeled off runway end. Fatigue propagation.

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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