# Accident 19860930046789A: Cessna A188B, Thermal, CA, September 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1986, 07:20 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ROYG
- Location: 33.7102° N, 116.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7102&lon=-116.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70240-1991-05-01) (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: 31,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930046789A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX86FUG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUG06), Sep 30, 1986: Cessna 188 (N70240), Thermal, CA, substantial damage

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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