# NTSB FTW81DPJ13: Cessna A188B, N731AM, Cherokee, OK, April 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1981
- Place: Cherokee, OK · CHEROKEE, OK
- Location: 36.7507° N, 98.3577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherokee, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7507&lon=-98.3577&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): 127071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0687   81/4/1    CHEROKEE,OK         CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4972
        TIME - 1400                    N731AM              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEROKEE,OK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SWEEPER ON RWY.VIS RSTRD OVR NOSE OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731AM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AM-2016-11-02), registration cancelled 2016-11-02, S/N 18802744T, built 1976 (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
- Airport: Cherokee Muni

## 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 19810401014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401014879A), Apr 1, 1981: Cessna A188B, Cherokee, OK, Substantial damage. Struck tractor on runway during takeoff. Failed to see obstacle due to tail wheel airplane visibility.

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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