# NTSB ATL83LA257: Cessna A188B, N9381G, Prattville, AL, July 2, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 2, 1983, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Prattville, AL
- Coordinates: 32.50949, -86.560768 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5095&lon=-86.5608&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: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA257
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6115/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA257

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - animal(s) (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A COW DURING TAKEOFF FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT. THE COLLISION BROKE OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND KILLED THE COW. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE COW GOT THROUGH THE FENCE AND WANDERED ONTO THE STRIP. THE AIRSTRIP HAS A SMALL RISE IN IT WHICH DID NOT PERMIT THE PILOT TO SEE THE COW IN TIME TO AVOID IT OR STOP. THE PILOT LOWERED THE FLAPS AND TRIED TO FLY OVER THE COW BUT THE RIGHT GEAR STRUCK THE COW. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A PASTURE NEXT TO THE AIRSTRIP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9381G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9381G-2007-09-18), registration cancelled 2007-09-18, S/N 18801466, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801466
- Airframe hours: 2476
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: William L. Hobbie II
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 27, 1983
- Airport: Snowden Airstrip, runway 36, 2,500 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 2,813 total, 1,605 in this make and model, 2,592 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830702028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702028619A), Jul 2, 1983: Cessna A188B, Prattville, AL, Substantial damage. Struck a cow on takeoff from a private strip. Impact broke off the right main gear. Landed in a nearby pasture.

## Other investigations on N9381G (2)

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 ATL85LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA228), Jul 31, 1985: Cessna A188B (N9381G), Clanton, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74DRA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA45), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna 188B (N9381G), El Campo, TX, substantial damage

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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