# Accident 19920313006319A: Cessna A188B, Corcoran, CA, March 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1992, 16:33 local time
- Place: Corcoran, CA
- Airport: Private Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QDVG
- Location: 36.0696° N, 119.5292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0696&lon=-119.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53241, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53241-2012-09-18) (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: 1,540 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313006319A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND GUST DRIFTED AIRCRAFT INTO AREA OF WIRES AND POLES ON CLIMBOUT. WING WAS SHEARED OFF ON A POLE.

## 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 LAX92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA142), Mar 14, 1992: Cessna A188B (N53241), Corcoran, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT'S ENCOUNTER DURING THE TAKEOFF WITH A CROSSWIND GUST BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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