# Accident 19920730028599A: Cessna A188B, Town Creek, AL, July 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1992, 16:25 local time
- Place: Town Creek, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FWFG
- Location: 34.6709° N, 87.3999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6709&lon=-87.3999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4495Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4495Q-1993-02-10) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920730028599A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART WET SOD STRIP WITH FULL LOAD. UNABLE LIFT DUMPED LOAD LIFTED BUT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES.

## 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 ATL92LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA148), Jul 30, 1992: Cessna 188 (N4495Q), Town Creek, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND THE COLLISION WITH TREES DURING CLIMBOUT. FACTORS WERE THE SOFT AND WET TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N4495Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19770925028739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770925028739A), Sep 25, 1977: Cessna A188B (N4495Q), Zellwood, FL, Substantial damage. Two screws p-n 539942 became loose and allowed throttle plate to move and restrict air flow.
- [Accident 19741106038539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741106038539A), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna A188B (N4495Q), FL, Substantial damage

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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