# Accident 20000720011649A: Cessna A188B, Statesboro, GA, July 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FWNG
- Location: 32.5107° N, 81.7206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5107&lon=-81.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731CH-2004-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000720011649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE A/C WAS TAKING OFF FROM HILDE PRIVATE STRIP, THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE WEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 84 DEGREES AS STATED BY THE PILOT. TAKE OFF WAS CONDUCTED UPHILL ON THE 2000 FT STRIP WHICH HAS APPROX. A 2% GRADE. PILOT INDICATED THAT THE PREFLIGHT RUNUP WAS NORMAL. LIFT OFF WSS CLOSE TO THE END OF THE STRIP. THE TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT ON THE TOP STRAND OF A BARBED WIRE FENCE WHICH IS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB OVER THE TREES, BUT THE PILOT DID NOT INDICATE ANY CHANGE IN POWER, OR LOSS OF POWER. THE CHEMICAL LOAD WAS DROPPED BUT NOT IN TIME TO KEEP THE A/C FROM HITTING THE TREES, WHICH ARE APPROX. 500 FEET FROM END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN AND THE TAIL IN THE AIR. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 MIA00LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA226), Jul 20, 2000: Cessna A188B (N731CH), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to calculate his takeoff distance for the conditions, resulting in an in-flight collision with a fence, trees, and the terrain. A factor in the accident is the FAA's failure to…

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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