# Accident 19920819032159A: Cessna A188B, Prattville, AL, August 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Prattville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ORWG
- Location: 32.5093° N, 86.5604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5093&lon=-86.5604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731PV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731PV-2004-04-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,134 total, 5,950 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819032159A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AT START OF SPRAY RUN. PREFLIGHT OF SPRAY AREA NOT MENTIONED.

## 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 MIA92LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA165), Aug 19, 1992: Cessna AT188B (N731PV), Prattville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER VISUAL LOOKOUT AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM 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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