# Accident 19920806029549A: Cessna A188, Forrest City, AR, August 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1992, 18:18 local time
- Place: Forrest City, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VGWG
- Location: 35.0093° N, 90.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0093&lon=-90.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9858V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9858V-1994-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 744 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DPG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920806029549A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES,CRASHED AND BURNED ON A PROCEDURE TURN AROUND. FLAPS FOUND FULL DOWN. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 FTW92DPG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG13), Aug 6, 1992: Cessna A188 (N9858V), Forrest City, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE TREES.

## Other reports on N9858V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870501012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501012319A), May 1, 1987: Cessna A188 (N9858V), Ottawa, KS, Substantial damage. The engine failed and the aircraft hit a fence on landing. The fuel line was found loose at the main filter.

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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