# Accident 19920727027669A: Cessna A188B, Richmond, VA, July 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NMKG
- Location: 37.4390° N, 77.3201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4390&lon=-77.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727027669A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH CORN STALKS DEPARTING A COUNTRY ROAD. WING IMPACTED SPUN 188 INTO CORNFIELD.

## 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 BFO92LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA114), Jul 27, 1992: Cessna A188B (N731MR), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE DURING TAKEOFF.

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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