# NTSB MIA84LA219: Cessna 188, N4892R, Bunnell, FL, July 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 24, 1984, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&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): 31167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31167/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA219

## 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
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RWY DURING TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS BEING FERRIED BY THE PLT TO HIS HOME BASE IN FL. THE NTSB DID NOT RECEIVE AN ACCIDENT REPORT FROM THE PLT ALTHOUGH HE SAID THAT ONE WAS MAILED. REQUESTS FOR A DUPLICATE WERENOT RESPONDED TO. A FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE GRASS STRIP AND SAY IT HAD A SIDESLOPE AND WAS WET FROM RECENT RAINS. THETERRAIN WAS A CLAY LIKE SUBSTANCE AND THE ACFT SLID SIDEWAYS ON THE SLOPING SURFACE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4892R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4892R-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 18802410T, built 1975 (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
- Serial number: 188024101
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Registered owner: North Florida Crop Dusting Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Destination: NEWBERRY, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 9,400 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GNV, 53 nm away

## 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 19840724042759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840724042759A), Jul 24, 1984: Cessna A188B, Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft slid off the side of a sloping wet grass and mud strip during the takeoff roll.

## Other investigations on N4892R (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 MIA86LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA249), Sep 13, 1986: Cessna A188B (N4892R), Newberry, FL, 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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