# NTSB ATL82DLT01: Cessna A188B, N4853R, Kenton, TN, October 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1981
- Place: Kenton, TN · KENTON, TN
- Location: 36.2022° N, 89.0180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2022&lon=-89.0180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DLT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1877   81/10/9   KENTON,TN           CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7057
        TIME - 1130                    N4853R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YARBRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENTON,TN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- UN TO CLR 10 TO 15FT BRUSH AT END OF STRIP W HVY LOAD OF WHEAT SEED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4853R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4853R-1994-07-13), registration cancelled 1994-07-13, S/N 18802372T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Yarbro

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811009066529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009066529A), Oct 9, 1981: Cessna A188B, Kenton, TN, Destroyed. Unable to clear tall brush end of runway on takeoff. Pitched nose down into open field. Overloaded for conditions.

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.

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