# Accident 19910810033159A: Cessna A188B, Patterson, LA, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SIQG
- Location: 29.6898° N, 91.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6898&lon=-91.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53276 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520NB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,124 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810033159A

## Narrative

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

TURNED INTO LOW SUN AFTER SPRAY RUN. HIT POWERLINE. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. BLINDED BY SUN AND DIRTY WINDSHIELD.

## 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 FTW91LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA146), Aug 10, 1991: Cessna A188B (N53276), Patterson, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE ELECTICAL POWER LINE. FACTORS WERE THE BRIGHT SUN AND CHEMICAL RESIDUE ON THE WINDSHIELD.

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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