# Accident 19970930038059A: Cessna A188B, Greenwood, MS, September 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Airport: Greenwood Leflore
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KZFG
- Location: 33.5091° N, 90.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5091&lon=-90.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731RP-2003-05-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,044 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970930038059A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON ROUGH STRIP ON TAKEODD. DUMPED LOAD. LIFTED BUT HIT TREE END RWY. EXPLODED. BURNED. (-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM GRASS STRIP MADE CONTACT WITH SMALL TREES AT END OF STRIP LOST LIFT AND CONTACTED EARTH. A POST FIRE RESULTED.

## 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 MIA97LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA252), Sep 30, 1997: Cessna A188B (N731RP), Greenwood, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The intentional operation of the airplane from an unsuitable takeoff area by the pilot-in-command and inadvertent rotation of the airplane after encountering rising terrain on the runway.

## Other reports on N731RP (1)

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

- [Accident 19810420017369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420017369A), Apr 20, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA (N731RP), Francitas, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft failed to clear trees at end of runway on takeoff.

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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