# Accident 19790924028589A: Cessna 188B, Vacherie, LA, September 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1979, 07:10 local time
- Place: Vacherie, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.0110° N, 90.7195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacherie, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0110&lon=-90.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9448G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9448G-2010-03-12) (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 188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924028589A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN ADJACENT FIELD. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID RAILROAD EMBANKMENT.

## 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 FTW79DRD56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD56), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 188B (N9448G), Vacherie, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9448G (1)

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

- [Incident 19800817067419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800817067419I), Aug 17, 1980: Cessna 188B (N9448G), Vacherie, LA, Minor damage. Pilot taking off from sod strip lost directional control, went into ditch.

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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