# Accident 19890602014209A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Belding, MI, June 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1989, 20:52 local time
- Place: Belding, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: STUG
- Location: 43.0910° N, 85.2290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0910&lon=-85.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5658J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5658J-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188A (registry code 2073006, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602014209A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LIFT OFF OF SOGGY WET STRIP. RAN OFF END STRUCK A TREE AND EMBANKMENT.

## 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 CHI89DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM01), Jun 3, 1989: Cessna 188A (N5658J), Belding, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT ASSESSMENT OF THE RUNWAY CONDITION/AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RESULTANT FAILURE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED. SOFT TERRAIN IS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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