# NTSB FTW81DRA23: Cessna 188, N731RP, Francitas, TX, April 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1981
- Place: Francitas, TX · FRANCITAS, TX
- Location: 28.8597° N, 96.3386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Francitas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8597&lon=-96.3386&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 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0674  81/4/20    FRANCITAS,TX        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5600
        TIME - 1330                    N731RP              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 5040 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTER THOMAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANCITAS,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   56                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          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: [N731RP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731RP-2003-05-06), registration cancelled 2003-05-06, S/N 18803098T, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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: Hunter Thomas

## 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 19810420017369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420017369A), Apr 20, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA, Francitas, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft failed to clear trees at end of runway on takeoff.

## Other investigations on N731RP (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 MIA97LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA252), Sep 30, 1997: Cessna A188B (N731RP), Greenwood, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The intentional operation of the airplane from an unsuitable takeoff area by the pilot-in-command and inadvertent rotation of the airplane after encountering rising terrain on the runway.

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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