# NTSB ATL88DMG06: Cessna 188, N8250G, Messic, NC, May 18, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 18, 1988, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Messic, NC
- Coordinates: 34.899509, -76.890991 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8995&lon=-76.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88DMG06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7557/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - object - tree(s)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - complacency, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

DURING TURNAROUND PROCEDURES, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD SPRAYED THE FIELD WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED MANY TIMES DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8250G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8250G-1989-03-17), registration cancelled 1989-03-17, S/N 18801266T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801266T
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Tom Adams, doing business as Shannon Ag Service
- Registered owner: Shannon Ag Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 28, 1988, 50 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 36,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35,000 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880518037859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518037859A), May 18, 1988: Cessna A188B, Messic, NC, Destroyed. A wing struck a tree limb on a turn around. Lost control. Possible lannate poisoning affected judgement.

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.

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