# Accident 19740430018429A: Cessna A188B, Arcadia, FL, April 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1974
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Carlton-Sidell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21656-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLD68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430018429A

## Narrative

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

TAXI TO LOADNG AREA. L MN LDG GR SPRG RETENTN BOLT,NAS 152RB16,BROKE.LDG GR ALNMT SHIMS BADLY WORN

## 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 MIA74FLD68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD68), Apr 30, 1974: Cessna A188B (N21656), Arcadia, 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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