# Accident 19850815038749A: Cessna A188B, Cushing, OK, August 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cushing, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9706° N, 96.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9706&lon=-96.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21814, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21814-2012-08-10) (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: 15,471 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815038749A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF.  STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING AND BURNED.  CHROME SEPARATION FROM CYLINDER WALL.

## 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 FTW85LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA322), Aug 15, 1985: Cessna A188B (N21814), Cushing, OK, destroyed

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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