# Accident 20010906032229A: Cessna A188B, Clayton, LA, September 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2001, 08:00 local time
- Place: Clayton, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KGOG
- Location: 31.7592° N, 91.8094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7592&lon=-91.8094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2162J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2162J-2002-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010906032229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 CDT A CESSNA MODEL CE-188-AB REGISTRATION NUMBER N2162J OPERATED BY MOWATA FLYING SERVICE, INC. CRASHED INTO A COTTON FIELD NEAR CLAYTON LOUISIANA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM JONESORO LA TO A STAGING STRIP NEAR CLAYTON LA. HE ALSO SAID THAT AS HE WAS APPROACHING THE STAGING STRIP THE GUST LOCK FELL INTO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 FTW01LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA204), Sep 6, 2001: Cessna A188B (N2162J), Harrisonburg, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of control during approach for an undetermined reason.

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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