# Accident 19960701015759A: Cessna A188B, Pelham, GA, July 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: Pelham, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GWVG
- Location: 31.1198° N, 84.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1198&lon=-84.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9088R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9088R-2006-11-09) (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 A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,276 total, 2,212 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701015759A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT DURING POWER APPLICATION FOR TAKEOFF. COLLIDED WITH A COTTON PICKER.

## 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 ATL96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA099), Jul 1, 1996: Cessna 188 (N9088R), Pelham, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and colliding with a cotton picker (vehicle).

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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