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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188A · Burlington, WY · June 19, 1983

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 19, 1983, 06:30 local (12:30 UTC)
Place
Burlington, WY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9789VCessna 188A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830619025829A
Case key
16100

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Object - animal(s)Cause
Maneuver - performedPilot in commandFactor
On ground/water collision with objectTakeoff - roll/run
Object - tree(s)Factor

Analysis

The acft departed the rwy in an evasive maneuver to avoid a deer. The acft contacted small trees and brush off the rwy and collapsed the landing gear. The pilot said he was about 150 yards down the rwy with the tail of the acft up when thedeer ran onto the rwy. The pilot was operating without an aerial application operators certificate.

Aircraft

Registration
N9789V
Reported as
Cessna 188A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
188-0239
Engine
Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial application · Part 91
Registered owner
Pete Reinschmidt
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Restricted (Special)

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
43
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Center
Flight hours
7,007 total · 300 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Wind
Calm
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
64 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.