# Accident 19830919050429A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Greensprings, OH, September 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Greensprings, OH
- Airport: Weiker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.2494° N, 83.0498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2494&lon=-83.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9969G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9969G-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 66 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919050429A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WITH AG LOAD AND A HOT DAY. SETTLED INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD.

## 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 CHI83LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA434), Sep 19, 1983: Cessna 188A (N9969G), Green Springs, OH, 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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