# Accident 19950615017809A: Cessna A188B, Huntsville, AL, June 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1995, 10:55 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RFBG
- Location: 34.7507° N, 86.6496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7507&lon=-86.6496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5621G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5621G-1997-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615017809A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AFTER CLEARING A RIDGE ON PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN. UNABLE TO ARREST DESCENT. PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 ATL95LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA110), Jun 15, 1995: Cessna 188B (N5621G), Huntsville, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The downdraft weather condition, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the terrain during his maneuver.

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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