# Accident 19870617020719A: Cessna A188B, New Taiton, TX, June 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: New Taiton, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KAGG
- Location: 29.1894° N, 96.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1894&lon=-96.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731XQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731XQ-1989-01-30) (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: 4,868 total, 3,148 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617020719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW87FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA151), Jun 17, 1987: Cessna A188B (N731XQ), New Taiton, TX, 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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