# Accident 19950717022479A: Cessna A188B, Aberdeen/Amory, MS, July 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1995, 07:20 local time
- Place: Aberdeen/Amory, MS
- Airport: Monroe County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LUVG
- Location: 33.8201° N, 88.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8201&lon=-88.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731NP-1999-12-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,008 total, 3,652 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950717022479A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE IDLING DURING LOADING HOPPER. POWER WENT UP. AIRCRAFT GOT AWAY STRUCK A DITCH. THROTTLE SPRING LOADED.

## 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 MIA95LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA185), Jul 17, 1995: Cessna A188B (N731NP), Aberdeen, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE OPERATOR'S AND PILOT'S PROCEDURE OF LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE LOADING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS INTO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT MOVING UNATTENDED…

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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