# Accident 19910812033699A: Cessna T188C, Paulina, LA, August 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1991, 13:42 local time
- Place: Paulina, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HEWG
- Location: 30.0397° N, 90.7410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0397&lon=-90.7410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3493J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3493J-1992-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,080 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 393 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910812033699A

## Narrative

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

TAIL CAUGHT ON WIRES AS PILOT TRIED TO FLY UNDER WIRES ON A SPRAY RUN. LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA145), Aug 12, 1991: Cessna T188C (N3493J), Paulina, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR THE WIRES AND HIS MISJUDGING CLEARANCE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER THE WIRES.

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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