# NTSB FTW80DRD57: Cessna 188B, N9230G, Port Barre, LA, August 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1980
- Place: Port Barre, LA · PORT BARRE, LA
- Location: 30.5555° N, 91.9560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Barre, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5555&lon=-91.9560&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 May 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3687  80/8/12    PORT BARRE,LA       CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1055
        TIME - 1600                    N9230G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 555 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMOTE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT BARRE,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9230G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9230G-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 18801429, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Remote 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 19800812036499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812036499A), Aug 12, 1980: Cessna A188B, Port Barre, LA, Substantial damage. Unable to climb on takeoff. Crash-landed off end of landing strip. No engine defects. Load & heat are factors.

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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