# NTSB FTW81DRG45: Cessna A188B, N3919J, Charlotte, TX, June 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1981
- Place: Charlotte, TX · CHARLOTTE, TX
- Location: 28.8593° N, 98.7006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8593&lon=-98.7006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1278  81/6/17  NR.CHARLOTTE,TX       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2495
        TIME - 1915                    N3919J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 875 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHARLOTTE,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      95
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF ON ABANDONED ROAD BED.SPRAYING PEANUTS W BROVO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3919J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3919J-2004-09-21), registration cancelled 2004-09-21, S/N 18803687T, built 1980 (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 19810617036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617036189A), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna A188B, Charlotte, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll from an abandoned road. Pilot reported a freak whirlwind hit the airplane.

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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