# NTSB ATL85LA247: Cessna 188, N8295G, Dyersburg, TN, August 14, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 14, 1985, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Dyersburg, TN
- Coordinates: 36.030563, -89.380187 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0306&lon=-89.3802&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): 6854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA247
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6854/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA247

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - crop

## Analysis

DURING THE THIRD TAKEOFF THE PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AG STRIP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8295G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8295G-2017-06-30), registration cancelled 2017-06-30, S/N 18801292T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801292T
- Airframe hours: 2469
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-B 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Scott Rainey
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, January 25, 1985, 300 hours before
- Airport: Ag Strip, runway 27, 1,700 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 900 total, 580 in this make and model, 850 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19850814038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850814038949A), Aug 14, 1985: Cessna A188B, Dyersburg, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not fly after liftoff. Grass was 1 foot high on runway. Aircraft settled into field at gross weight.

## Other investigations on N8295G (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 FTW99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA081), Feb 13, 1999: Cessna 188 (N8295G), Alexandria, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB FTW82FRG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG12), Nov 20, 1981: Cessna 188 (N8295G), Uvalde, 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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