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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Rayville, LA · August 27, 1985

Date
August 27, 1985 · 11:30 local
Place
Rayville, LA
Airport
Covington
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N731LX
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LRD04
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,782 total1,012 in this make and model80 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.

Inadvertently deployed flaps while intending to dump water load after takeoff. Stalled into a cotton field.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED FLAPS WHILE INTENDING TO DUMP WATER LOAD AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED INTO A COTTON FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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