# Accident 19800821037139A: Cessna A188B, Virginia Beach, VA, August 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1980, 06:10 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Airport: Pongo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.8529° N, 75.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia Beach, VA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8529&lon=-75.9780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731MG-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,067 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DID28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DID28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821037139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL80DID28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DID28), Aug 21, 1980: Cessna A188B (N731MG), Virginia Beach, VA, 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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