# Accident 19730811031019A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Chipley, FL, August 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1973
- Place: Chipley, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.7756° N, 85.5400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chipley, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7756&lon=-85.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5541S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541S-1976-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188A (registry code 2073006, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 833 total, 608 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811031019A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LNDD IN A SMALL POND-LIKE HOLE.

## 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 MIA74FLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA10), Aug 11, 1973: Cessna 188 (N5541S), Chipley, FL, 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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