# Accident 19881017048329A: Pilats B4PC11A, Bridgeport, TX, October 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Flying S Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2136° N, 97.7752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2136&lon=-97.7752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8349, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8349) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus B-4 (registry code 7090105, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-b-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS B4PC11A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,400 total, 52 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881017048329A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE SEPARATED ON AUTO TOW TAKEOFF. MUSHED INTO TREES TO AVOID DEEP ROCKY GULLIES.

## 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 FTW89DPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPA02), Oct 17, 1988: Pilatus B4PC11 (N8349), Bridgeport, 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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