# Accident 19810908065689A: Cessna 188B, Tynan, TX, September 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Tynan, TX
- Airport: Gregory
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 28.1708° N, 97.7492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tynan, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1708&lon=-97.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4950Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4950Q-2012-10-17) (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 188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,447 total, 135 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908065689A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. DUMPED LOAD, STRUCK WIRES OFF END OF AG STRIP. CRASH-LANDED.

## 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 FTW81DRG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG68), Sep 8, 1981: Cessna 188B (N4950Q), Tynan, TX, 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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