# Accident 19730724021889A: Cessna A188A, Marks, MS, July 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Marks, MS
- Airport: Champion Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.2535° N, 90.2722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marks, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2535&lon=-90.2722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9942G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9942G-2009-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724021889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR 3 CYL CONROD CAP FAILED TERWEIGHT MISSING.FLT TO WATER FLUSH OUT SPRAY EQP

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA74FKQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ03), Jul 24, 1973: Cessna A188A (N9942G), Marks, MS, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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