# NTSB FTW78FPG34: Cessna A188B, N91233, Lunsford, AR, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Lunsford, AR · LUNSFORD, AR
- Location: 35.7573° N, 90.4804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lunsford, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7573&lon=-90.4804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1164   78/6/4    LUNSFORD,AR         CESSNA A188B        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 254
        TIME - 1915                    N91233              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUNSFORD,AR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 112 MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91233](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91233-2009-09-15), registration cancelled 2009-09-15, S/N 18802033T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780604013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604013369A), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna A188B, Lunsford, AR, Destroyed. Pilot was practicing aerial application maneuvers. Blood alcohol l 112 mg .

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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