# Accident 19950718019619A: Cessna A188B, Allendale, SC, July 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Allendale, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9991° N, 81.2992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9991&lon=-81.2992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EM-1997-04-02) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,399 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718019619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GUY WIRE FLYING UNDER POWERLINES ON SPRAY RUN. THEN STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ATL95LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA138), Jul 18, 1995: Cessna 188B (N731EM), Allendale, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE GUY WIRE.

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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