# Accident 19870821049949A: Cessna A188B, Basin, WY, August 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Basin, WY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WMEG
- Location: 44.3691° N, 108.0399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3691&lon=-108.0399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72414, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72414-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87DTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821049949A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS CAUSED A TAILWIND SHIFT.

## 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 DEN87DTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTI01), Aug 22, 1987: Cessna A188B (N72414), Basin, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72414 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770803023379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770803023379A), Aug 3, 1977: Cessna A188B (N72414), Connell, WA, Substantial damage. 460LB over max gwt.

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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