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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Garden City, TX · May 17, 1981

Date
May 17, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place
Garden City, TX
Airport
St Lawrence
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4850R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQG30
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total30 in this make and model110 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.

Aircraft settled back to ground after liftoff. Pilot stated he dumped load too late.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO GROUND AFTER LIFTOFF. PILOT STATED HE DUMPED LOAD TOO LATE.

NTSB investigation

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