# Accident 19830702028619A: Cessna A188B, Prattville, AL, July 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Prattville, AL
- Airport: Snowden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5095° N, 86.5608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5095&lon=-86.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9381G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9381G-2007-09-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,813 total, 1,605 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702028619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A COW ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP. IMPACT BROKE OFF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. LANDED IN A NEARBY PASTURE.

## 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 ATL83LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA257), Jul 2, 1983: Cessna A188B (N9381G), Prattville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9381G (2)

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

- [Accident 19850730037989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730037989A), Jul 30, 1985: Cessna A188B (N9381G), Clanton, AL, Substantial damage. Precautionary landing in field due to thunderstorm. During rollout in pasture aircraft went through a fence.
- [Accident 19740607015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607015649A), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna A188B (N9381G), El Campo, TX, Substantial damage. Torque plate pn 75-42 failed & r brake locked.

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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