# NTSB FTW79DRA31: Cessna 188, N1991J, Louise, TX, June 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1979
- Place: Louise, TX · LOUISE, TX
- Location: 29.1136° N, 96.4120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louise, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1136&lon=-96.4120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1695  79/6/15    LOUISE,TX           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 8000
        TIME - 1330                    N1991J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 7500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUANS FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1991J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1991J-2004-08-24), registration cancelled 2004-08-24, S/N T18803326T, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ruans Farm Strip

## 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 19790615018009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615018009A), Jun 15, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA, Louise, TX, Destroyed. Lifted off runway. Unable to climb. Acft settled into a fence at end of runway. Hot day, full load.

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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