# Accident 19850910047189A: Cessna A188B, Bascom, FL, September 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bascom, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.9205° N, 85.1099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9205&lon=-85.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9742G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 370 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LKG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850910047189A

## Narrative

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

DURING SWATH RUN, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PECAN TREE IN THE CORNER OF A SOYBEAN FIELD. IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 MIA85LKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LKG06), Sep 10, 1985: Cessna A188B (N9742G), Bascom, FL, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.