Cessna A188B N70203

Summary

On 28 April 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N70203 was involved in an accident near Winsboro, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 1983 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Winsboro, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.5103, -92.1406

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N70203

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA210

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

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.