# Accident 19740721023299A: Cessna A188A, Tuscaloosa, AL, July 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1974
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7DS-1975-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,450 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721023299A

## Narrative

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

INDUCTION AIR BOX THROTTLE ROD FAILED AFTR 20HR OF SVCE.

## 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 MIA75FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ05), Jul 21, 1974: Cessna 188 (N7DS), Tuscaloosa, AL, 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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