# Accident 19940708017939A: Cessna A188B, Tifton, GA, July 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1994, 11:40 local time
- Place: Tifton, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.4597° N, 83.5101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4597&lon=-83.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9583G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9583G-1997-03-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940708017939A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AG OPS WITH WATER. SETTLED ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED DUMP LOAD. HIT TREES. ELEVATOR TRIM NOSE DOWN.NEEDED NEUTRAL

## 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 ATL94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA132), Jul 8, 1994: Cessna A188B (N9583G), Tifton, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST, RESULTING IN AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH THE ELEVATOR TRIM IMPROPERLY SET. A FACTOR WAS THE TREES AT THE PERIMETER OF THE AIRSTRIP.

## Other reports on N9583G (2)

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

- [Accident 19890330005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005049A), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna A188B (N9583G), Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run. Flipped over in cross furrow landing. 3 possible causes. Out of fuel, vapor lock or vents
- [Accident 19790807034169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807034169A), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 188B (N9583G), Crockett, TX, Substantial damage. Tire tube blew out on landing. Pilot lost directional control.

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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