# Accident 19920815031409A: Cessna A188B, Mathew, LA, August 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1992, 12:45 local time
- Place: Mathew, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HEWG
- Location: 29.6904° N, 90.5298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6904&lon=-90.5298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AR-2001-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,824 total, 21 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031409A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO TAKE OFF ON ROUGH DIRT ROAD. COLLIDED WITH ROAD DITCH.

## 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 FTW92DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD06), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna A188B (N731AR), Mathew, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OPERATION.

## Other reports on N731AR (1)

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

- [Accident 19990709047149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990709047149A), Jul 9, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731AR), Gheens, LA, Substantial damage. (.4)The engine lost power following the first power reduction during the initial takeoff climb. The agricultural airplane was loaded with 1,000 pounds of rice…

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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