# Accident 19820831042959A: Cessna T188C, Mechanicsville, IA, August 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mechanicsville, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.8998° N, 91.2497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8998&lon=-91.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4927J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4927J-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,915 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831042959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 MKC82DA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA162), Aug 31, 1982: Cessna T188C (N4927J), Mechanicsville, IA, destroyed

## Other reports on N4927J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860603021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860603021389A), Jun 3, 1986: Cessna T188C (N4927J), Tyler, AL, Substantial damage. Engine failed during initial climbout. Struck small trees during forced landing. Engine fuel pump failed.

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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