# Accident 19801002048749A: Cessna 188CESSNA, White Castle, LA, October 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: White Castle, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.1617° N, 91.1485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Castle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1617&lon=-91.1485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,448 total, 1 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002048749A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT SPRAY BOOM IN TALL GRASS ON LANDING AT AG STRIP. CAUSED AIRPLANE TO GROUND LOOP.

## 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 FTW81DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD01), Oct 2, 1980: Cessna T188C (N4017J), White Castle, 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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