# Accident 19790306004199A: Cessna A188B, Winnsboro, LA, March 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Airport: Ft Necessity
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.1647° N, 91.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1647&lon=-91.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8260G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260G-2014-11-19) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 3,824 total, 470 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306004199A

## Narrative

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

TAKE OFF MADE IN PASTURE. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER PEMATURE LIFT OFF TO AVOID A COW. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 FTW79DRJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ10), Mar 6, 1979: Cessna A188B (N8260G), Winnsboro, LA, substantial damage

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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