# Accident 19950806021979A: Cessna A188B, Necessity, LA, August 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1995, 13:45 local time
- Place: Necessity, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JLXG
- Location: 31.9703° N, 91.8091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9703&lon=-91.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4866R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4866R-1997-08-21) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806021979A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND DURING COURSE REVERSAL IN STRONG SURFACE WIND. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.

## 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 FTW95LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA332), Aug 6, 1995: Cessna A188B (N4866R), Fort Necessity, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

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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