# Accident 19930515013919A: Cessna A188A, Decatur, TX, May 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1993, 11:42 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: STNG
- Location: 33.2301° N, 97.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2301&lon=-97.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9901G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9901G-2003-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,492 total, 500 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515013919A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A TREE WHILE FLYING UNDER POWERLINE AT END OF SPRAY RUN.

## 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 FTW93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA159), May 15, 1993: Cessna A188A (N9901G), Decatur, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE TURBULENCE

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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