# Accident 19910728030289A: Cessna A188B, Driscoll, TX, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 10:35 local time
- Place: Driscoll, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EXXG
- Location: 27.6706° N, 97.7494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6706&lon=-97.7494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85987, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85987-1992-01-06) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 475 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030289A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TELEPHONE POLE GUY WIRES DURING AG OPERATION. IMPACT SEVERED SIX FEET LEFT WING. ROLLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW91DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG05), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 188B (N85987), Driscoll, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE GUY WIRE DURING THE AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER.

## Other reports on N85987 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750328006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750328006579A), Mar 28, 1975: Cessna A188B (N85987), Port Lavaca, TX, Substantial damage. Acft hit levees. Fuel gages ind 1/4 tank avail.

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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