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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Meade, KS · August 22, 1985

Date
August 22, 1985 · 14:30 local
Place
Meade, KS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731SM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA193
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,852 total1,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft settled into corn after being unable to climb after first swath run. Density altitude and load are factors

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO CORN AFTER BEING UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER FIRST SWATH RUN. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND LOAD ARE FACTORS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N731SM · 1

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