# Accident 20170614008309A: Cessna A188B, Salem, OR, June 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Harchenko Industrial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JYBG
- Location: 45.0794° N, 122.9272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0794&lon=-122.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4877Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4877Q-2020-10-17) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170614008309A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING SPRAY BOOM CONTACTING TALL GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA17CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA359), Jun 14, 2017: Cessna A188 (N4877Q), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane contacting tall grass.

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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