# Accident 19970402004859A: Cessna A188B, Waynesboro, GA, April 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1997, 17:35 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, GA
- Airport: Burke County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.0897° N, 82.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0897&lon=-82.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53212-2000-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970402004859A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. (-23) PILOT DAVID A. CARPENTER WORKING FOR MCMILLAN A.G. AVIATION, SPRAYING A 70 ACRE FIELD. HE WAS ON HIS LAST LOAD AND WAS LAUNCHED AT 17:15 AND CRASHED 1 1/2 MILES FROM THAT FIELD AT APPROX 1730.  AIRCRAFT BURNED AND PILOT KILLED.

## 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 ATL97LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA056), Apr 2, 1997: Cessna A188B (N53212), Waynesboro, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the right wing after the pilot exceeded the design stress limit of the airplane, leading to a loss of control in flight.

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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