# Accident 19830908047099A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Ludiwici, GA, September 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ludiwici, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N731BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731BC-2013-07-15) (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 188CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,820 total, 1,953 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908047099A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD. DUMPED LOAD BUT SETTLED INTO TREES. CAUSE UNKNOWN DUE TO POST CRASH FIRE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N731BC (1)

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

- [Accident 19780504010359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504010359A), May 4, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N731BC), Belle Glade, 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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