# Accident 19880614020229A: Cessna 188B, Dighton, KS, June 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1988, 18:10 local time
- Place: Dighton, KS
- Airport: Dighton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TWDG
- Location: 38.4803° N, 100.4608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4803&lon=-100.4608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731CD-1992-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614020229A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF. CLIPPED A FENCE, VEERED INTO A TREE AND CRASHED. REPORTED ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON PILOT.

## 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 MKC88LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA110), Jun 14, 1988: Cessna 188B (N731CD), Dighton, KS, 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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