# Accident 19810401014879A: Cessna A188B, Cherokee, OK, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cherokee, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7507° N, 98.3577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherokee, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7507&lon=-98.3577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AM-2016-11-02) (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: 4,972 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401014879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TRACTOR ON RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. FAILED TO SEE OBSTACLE DUE TO TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE VISIBILITY.

## 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 FTW81DPJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ13), Apr 1, 1981: Cessna A188B (N731AM), Cherokee, OK, 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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