# Accident 20090603007789A: Cessna A188B, Kingstree, SC, June 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2009, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kingstree, SC
- Airport: Williamsburg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7172° N, 79.8569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7172&lon=-79.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9364R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9364R-2012-10-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090603007789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS IN TRAINING TO BE AN AGRICULTURE PILOT AND WAS USING WATER IN THE HOPPER FOR PRACTICE, HE WAS SOLO.  HE MADE A PASS OVER A FIELD SPRAYING; HE PULLED UP AND WAS TURNING BACK TO THE FIELD TO SET UP A NEW SPRAY LINE AND THEN REALIZED THAT HE NEEDED A STEEPER BANK TO MAKE THE FIELD, HE DID SO AND AS A RESULT LOST AIRSPEED AND ENTERED A STALL AND MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND.

## 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 ERA09CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA319), Jun 3, 2009: Cessna A188B (N9364R), Kingstree, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N9364R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800802033149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802033149A), Aug 2, 1980: Cessna A188B (N9364R), Moultrie, GA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot crashed at end of runway after attempted takeoff.

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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