# Accident 19880222003189A: Cessna 172, Jackson, TN, February 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1988, 13:32 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Airport: Mckellar Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6291° N, 88.8199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6291&lon=-88.8199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6285E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6285E-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 22 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880222003189A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER. ANY AMOUNT OF SEVERE CROSSWIND MAKES OPERATION OF TYPE DIFFICULT

## 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 ATL88LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA097), Feb 22, 1988: Cessna 172 (N6285E), Jackson, TN, 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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