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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Vega, TX · June 26, 1989

Date
June 26, 1989 · 14:00 local
Place
Vega, TX
Airport
Oldham County Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
CPKG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4956Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89DQG04
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental O470S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Saw dust devil in area but began takeoff. Lost control when severe gust hit and aircraft cartwheeled off runway.

As the FAA filed it

SAW DUST DEVIL IN AREA BUT BEGAN TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL WHEN SEVERE GUST HIT AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.