# Accident 19881021047659A: Cessna 182A, La Belle, FL, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 15:45 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6399° N, 81.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6399&lon=-81.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4930D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4930D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 201 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047659A

## Narrative

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

HIT A HOLE ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A PRIVATE STRIP. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. SLID OFF STRIP INTO WATER FILLED 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 MIA89LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA014), Oct 21, 1988: Cessna 182A (N4930D), La Belle, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4930D (1)

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

- [Accident 19970823023459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823023459A), Aug 23, 1997: N4930D, Delta, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel, made emergency landing in a field, hit a drainage ditch and flipped over.

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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