# NTSB MKC82DA162: Cessna T188C, N4927J, Mechanicsville, IA, August 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 31, 1982, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Mechanicsville, IA
- Coordinates: 41.899784, -91.249656 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8998&lon=-91.2497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71643/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA162

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF FROM A 2200 FT STRIP WITH A LOAD OF ABOUT 40 GALLONS OF FUEL AND 1500 TO 1600 LBS OF SEED. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 74 DEG, AND THE ELEVATION WAS 800 FT. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 1950 FT AND AFTER CROSSING A SLIGHT KNOLL. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT FLEW ABOUT 500 TO 600 FT AND THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT BOOMS BEGAN TO CONTACT THE BEAN VINESAND WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED HE COULD NOT CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF, HE SHUT OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND ABORTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4927J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4927J-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N T18803782T, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803782T
- Airframe hours: 384
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Bob'S Flying Service
- Registered owner: Bob'S Flying Service
- Departed: 12, MECHANICSVILLE, IA
- Destination: 12, MECHANICSVILLE, IA
- Airport: 12, John Moffit Farmstrip, runway 13, 2,200 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,915 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 165 °F

## 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 19820831042959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831042959A), Aug 31, 1982: Cessna T188C, Mechanicsville, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft would not climb out of ground effect, crashed off end of runway during takeoff.

## Other investigations on N4927J (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 ATL86LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA158), Jun 3, 1986: Cessna T188 (N4927J), Tyler, AL, 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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