# Accident 19980304002729A: Cessna A188B, Houston, TX, March 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1998, 13:35 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LUVG
- Location: 33.8899° N, 89.0003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8899&lon=-89.0003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53382, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53382-2003-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,494 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980304002729A

## Narrative

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

MADE ABRUPT LEFT TURN BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. BOTH AILERONS UP. LET CONTROL ROD BROKE. CARTWHEELED. POOR LUBRICATION (-23) PILOT WAS WORKING AERIAL APPLICATION AND EXPERIENCED AILERON CONTROL FAILURE.

## 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 MIA98LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA092), Mar 4, 1998: Cessna 188B (N53382), Houston, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: corrosion and subsequent disconnect of the left aileron control rod end fitting, which resulted in a loss of aileron (roll) control, a forced landing, and subsequent impact with the terrain. A factor…

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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