# Accident 20230819012339A: Cessna A188B, Bay Port, MI, August 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bay Port, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V26G
- Location: 43.8803° N, 83.2875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8803&lon=-83.2875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8075G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8075G) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 191 in this make and model, 274 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230819012339A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA374), Aug 19, 2023: Cessna A188B (N8075G), Bay Port, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to takeoff from a soft wet runway with a quartering tailwind which resulted in a lack of climb performance and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N8075G (1)

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

- [Accident 19740622018919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622018919A), Jun 22, 1974: Cessna A188B (N8075G), Crete, ND, Substantial damage

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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