19800821037139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Virginia Beach, VA · August 21, 1980

Date
August 21, 1980 · 06:10 local
Place
Virginia Beach, VA
Airport
Pongo
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N731MG
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80DID28
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,067 total2,000 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag plane failed to climb after takeoff. Settled into trees. Pilot failed to use proper flaps for short field.

As the FAA filed it

AG PLANE FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. SETTLED INTO TREES. PILOT FAILED TO USE PROPER FLAPS FOR SHORT FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.