# Accident 19830820042899A: Cessna A188B, Jay, FL, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Jay, FL
- Airport: Wells Flying Serv
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.9491° N, 87.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9491&lon=-87.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9261G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9261G) (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: 2,739 total, 2,028 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820042899A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND BUMPED A TERRACE. ABORTED FLIGHT TO AVOID TREES. FULL LOAD AND A HOT HUMID DAY.

## 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 MIA83LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA211), Aug 20, 1983: Cessna 188 (N9261G), Jay, FL, 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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