# Accident 19850810040549A: Cessna A188B, Benton, MS, August 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Benton, MS
- Airport: Lowell Rosenburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.8001° N, 90.2792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8001&lon=-90.2792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731TS) (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: 7,846 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810040549A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FULL LOAD OF PESTICIDE FROM SHORT SOD RUNWAY. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. WING HIT TALL GRASS

## 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 ATL85LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA244), Aug 10, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731TS), Benton, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N731TS (1)

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

- [Incident 19810924067489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924067489I), Sep 24, 1981: Cessna A188B (N731TS), Vaiden, MS, Minor damage. Pilot lost control after landing. Ground looped. Found brake pedal, broken loose from actuating rod.

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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