# Accident 19910914040109A: Cessna A188B, Holly Bluff, MS, September 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Holly Bluff, MS
- Airport: Big Twist
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LXSG
- Location: 32.7691° N, 90.7092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7691&lon=-90.7092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8999G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8999G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 1,125 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914040109A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF STRIP. HIT 2 DITCHES.ATTACH BOLTS HAD FAILED FROM OVERLOAD

## 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 MIA91LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA218), Sep 14, 1991: Cessna A188B (N8999G), Yazoo City, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING TAKE OFF DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BOLTS WHICH SECURE THE GEAR TO THE AIRFRAME. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE…

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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