# NTSB FTW81DPA10: Cessna A188B, N4707Q, Gunter, TX, May 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1981
- Place: Gunter, TX · GUNTER, TX
- Location: 33.4163° N, 96.8208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunter, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4163&lon=-96.8208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0677   81/5/1    GUNTER,TX           CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3706
        TIME - 1850                    N4707Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3432 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUNTER,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3706                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  740
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- TKOF FM PASTURE W HUMP IN CENTER,BOUNCED INTO AIR,SETTLED BACK 45DEG OFF HDG.AVOIDED UTILITY POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4707Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4707Q-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 18802488T, built 1975 (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 19810501023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501023139A), May 1, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA, Gunther, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced off hump during takeoff and pilot lost control.

## Other investigations on N4707Q (1)

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 FTW77DRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRA24), Jun 1, 1977: Cessna 188 (N4707Q), Wadsworth, 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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