# NTSB FTW79DRJ10: Cessna A188B, N8260G, Winnsboro, LA, March 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1979
- Place: Winnsboro, LA · WINNSBORO, LA
- Location: 32.1647° N, 91.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1647&lon=-91.7206&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 April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0424   79/3/6    WINNSBORO,LA        CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3824
        TIME - 1800                    N8260G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINNSBORO,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8260G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260G-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 18801273T, built 1973 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790306004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306004199A), Mar 6, 1979: Cessna A188B, Winnsboro, LA, Destroyed. Take off made in pasture. Lost control of aircraft after pemature lift off to avoid a cow. Struck trees.

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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