# NTSB FTW83LA210: Cessna A188B, N70203, Winsboro, LA, April 28, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 27, 1983, 19:30 local (Apr 28, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Winsboro, LA
- Coordinates: 32.510295, -92.140625 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5103&lon=-92.1406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA210
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20882/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA210

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ground
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

APRX 600 FEET OF THE 2300 FOOT STRIP IS CONCRETE AND THE REMAINDER IS TURF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE RAISED THE TAIL PRIOR TO RUNNING OFF THE CONCRETE. AS THE TAKEOFF ROLL CONTINUED ONTO THE TURF, THE ACFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. FULL LEFT RUDDER, LOCKING THE LEFT BRAKE AND SECURING THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTORE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE WHEAT FIELD WEST OF THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70203](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70203-2020-07-10), registration cancelled 2020-07-10, S/N 18801867T, built 1974 (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
- Serial number: 18801867T
- Airframe hours: 2200
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-502-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Paul E. Peters
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 23, 1983, 4 hours before
- Airport: runway 18, 2,800 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 5,081 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 4,967 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830427016339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830427016339A), Apr 27, 1983: Cessna A188B, Winnsboro, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff. Pilot believed that fuselage broke during roll causing airplane veer

## Other investigations on N70203 (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 CHI76DEA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA44), Jun 25, 1976: Cessna A188B (N70203), Vincennes, IN, 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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