# Accident 19950808023739A: Cessna A188B, Towncreek, AL, August 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Towncreek, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.6691° N, 87.4001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6691&lon=-87.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731MK) (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: 2,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950808023739A

## Narrative

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

SLOWED BY SOFT SPOTS IN RUNWAY UNABLE LIFT. RAN OFF END DUMPED LOAD AND ABORTED TOO LATE.

## 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 ATL95LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA150), Aug 8, 1995: Cessna 188T (N731MK), Town Creek, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CHECK THE RUNWAY CONDITION PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE SOFT RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.

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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