# Accident 19850822047859A: Cessna A188B, Meade, KS, August 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Meade, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.2808° N, 100.3303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2808&lon=-100.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731SM-1988-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,852 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822047859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC85LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA193), Aug 22, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731SM), Meade, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N731SM (1)

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

- [Accident 19810128002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128002169A), Jan 28, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA (N731SM), Plains, KS, Substantial damage. Struck powerline pole during pull-up from a spray run.

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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