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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · New Taiton, TX · June 17, 1987

Date
June 17, 1987 · 13:45 local
Place
New Taiton, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KAGG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731XQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA151
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,868 total3,148 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Density altitude problem. Began singing after takeoff began dumping load. Settled to ground hitting farm machinery.

As the FAA filed it

DENSITY ALTITUDE PROBLEM. BEGAN SINGING AFTER TAKEOFF BEGAN DUMPING LOAD. SETTLED TO GROUND HITTING FARM MACHINERY.

NTSB investigation

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