# Accident 19811009066529A: Cessna A188B, Kenton, TN, October 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kenton, TN
- Airport: Yarbro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2022° N, 89.0180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2022&lon=-89.0180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4853R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4853R-1994-07-13) (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: 7,057 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009066529A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TALL BRUSH END OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. PITCHED NOSE DOWN INTO OPEN FIELD. OVERLOADED FOR CONDITIONS.

## 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 ATL82DLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLT01), Oct 9, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4853R), Kenton, TN, destroyed

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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