# Accident 19890626017739A: Cessna A188B, Vega, TX, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Vega, TX
- Airport: Oldham County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CPKG
- Location: 35.1501° N, 102.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1501&lon=-102.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4956Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4956Q-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017739A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW89DQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG04), Jun 26, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4956Q), Vega, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION (PROBABLE WHIRLWIND OR SEVERE WIND SHEAR) THAT WAS ENCOUNTERED MOMENTS AFTER LIFT-OFF.

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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