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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Thermal, CA · September 30, 1986

Date
September 30, 1986 · 07:20 local
Place
Thermal, CA
Airport
Thermal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ROYG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70240
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FUG06
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
31,000 total3,000 in this make and model120 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.

Veered on takeoff roll when tail wheel slipped into a rut on runway. Wing struck tall brush, aircraft nosed down.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN TAIL WHEEL SLIPPED INTO A RUT ON RUNWAY. WING STRUCK TALL BRUSH, AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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