# Accident 19880220027859A: Cessna A188B, Macon, MS, February 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Macon, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LUXG
- Location: 33.1095° N, 88.5605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1095&lon=-88.5605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4489Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4489Q-1989-05-02) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 8,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220027859A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA88LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA111), Feb 20, 1988: Cessna A188B (N4489Q), Macon, MS, destroyed

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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