# Accident 19950331011239A: Cessna A188B, Ottawa, OH, March 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1995, 19:05 local time
- Place: Ottawa, OH
- Airport: Putnam County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GRIG
- Location: 40.8300° N, 84.0793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8300&lon=-84.0793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9228R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9228R-1996-12-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,052 total, 350 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950331011239A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING FROM SPRAY RUN. POSSIBLE AEROBATIC MANEUVER. ENTERED SPIN. RECOVERED LATE FROM DIVE. STRUCK A BARN. (-23) N9228R JUST COMPLETED A WEST TO EAST DIRECTION SPRAY OPERATION USING A NITROGEN FERTILIZER AND PULLED UP TO A STEEP LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO BASE. AT A POINT DURING THE LOW ALTITUDE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT WING DOWN AND ROLLED LOSING ALTITUDE CLIPPING TWO TREES AND COLLIDING WITH A TOOL SHED AND A BARN. THE AIRCRAFT HEADING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM ITS PRE-MANEUVER HEADING. THE PILOT SURVIVED WITH INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT AND BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 NYC95LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA084), Apr 1, 1995: Cessna A188B (N9228R), Cairo, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AFTER INITIATING A CLIMB, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN.

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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