# Accident 19920902039199A: Cessna A188B, Centre, AL, September 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Centre, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDDG
- Location: 34.1508° N, 85.6708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1508&lon=-85.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4845Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4845Q-2015-05-15) (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: 9,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920902039199A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR ON DESCENT OVER COTTON FIELD. UNABLE RECOVER. IMPACTED COTTON PLANTS.

## 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 ATL92LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA173), Sep 2, 1992: Cessna A188B (N4845Q), Centre, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE…

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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