# Accident 19950920041629A: Cessna A188B, Port Of Spain, TD, September 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1995
- Place: Port Of Spain, TD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N21740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21740-1996-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95WA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920041629A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1995, ABOUT 0900 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA A-188B, N21740, REGISTERED TO MID CONTINENT AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT DURING TAKEOFF FROM A STRIP NEAR PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OPERATOR THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A ROAD THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD, TELEPHONE (809) 664-8047. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY OR OBTAINED FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

## 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 MIA95WA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA228), Sep 20, 1995: Cessna A188B (N21740), Port Of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, 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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