# Accident 19850720032839A: Cessna A188B, Indianola, IA, July 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Indianola, IA
- Airport: Laverty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.2280° N, 100.4162° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2280&lon=-100.4162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4848Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4848Q-2004-11-19) (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: 2,665 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720032839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT USED FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TOP OF FENCE AND CRASHED IN FIELD. DOWNWIND TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.

## 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 MKC85LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA162), Jul 20, 1985: Cessna A188B (N4848Q), Indianola, NE, 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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