# Accident 19920818032149A: Cessna A188A, Felton, DE, August 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Felton, DE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9993° N, 75.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9993&lon=-75.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6664G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6664G-2018-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920818032149A

## Narrative

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

SLOW TO ACCELERATE ON TAKEOFF FROM WET SOFT STRIP. TOO LATE TO ABORT STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 NYC92LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA167), Aug 18, 1992: Cessna A188A (N6664G), Felton, DE, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AT A TIMELY POINT WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE CLIMB RATE AN A COLLISION WITH TREES.

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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