# Accident 19850604022599A: Cessna A188B, Friona, TX, June 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Friona, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6296° N, 102.7201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6296&lon=-102.7201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AS-2020-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337H (registry code 2075733, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,830 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850604022599A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND TAKEOFF ROLL. GROUND LOOPED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW85LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA246), Jun 4, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731AS), Friona, TX, 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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