# Accident 19910731030859A: Cessna A188B, Monroeville, AL, July 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Monroeville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZGZG
- Location: 31.5103° N, 87.3202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5103&lon=-87.3202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9106G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,625 total, 36 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731030859A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP FROM SPRAY RUNWAY AND STRUCK TOP WIRE OF POWERLINE CAUSING CRASH. WIRES HARD TO SEE IN HAZE.

## 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 ATL91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA145), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 188B (N9106G), Monroeville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRPLANE AND THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRE. A FACTOR WAS THE HAZY VISIBILITY.

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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