Cessna T188C N4927J

Summary

On 31 August 1982 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N4927J, operated by Bob's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Mechanicsville, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 August 1982 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mechanicsville, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

John Moffit Farmstrip (12)

Coordinates

41.8998, -91.2497

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N4927J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bob's Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mechanicsville → Mechanicsville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA162

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.