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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Bay Port, MI · August 19, 2023

Date
August 19, 2023 · 11:00 local
Place
Bay Port, MI
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
V26G
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8075G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA374
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
692 total191 in this make and model274 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was attempting to depart a soft grass runway with a tailwind. At the end of the runway the aircraft was unable to climb above ground effect and settled into a bean field adjoining the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART A SOFT GRASS RUNWAY WITH A TAILWIND. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE GROUND EFFECT AND SETTLED INTO A BEAN FIELD ADJOINING THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N8075G · 1

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