# Accident 19920901035349A: Cessna A188B, Sylvania, GA, September 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1992, 09:45 local time
- Place: Sylvania, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FWNG
- Location: 32.7492° N, 81.6301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7492&lon=-81.6301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9450G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9450G-2011-07-22) (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 IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,835 total, 2,145 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920901035349A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED INVERTED DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 ATL92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA171), Sep 1, 1992: Cessna 188 (N9450G), Sylvania, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL CONTAMINATION AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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