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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Muscle Shoals, AL · September 19, 1975

Date
September 19, 1975
Place
Muscle Shoals, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5618G
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA76DKJ21
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,558 total2,289 in this make and model584 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Alternator problem, battery master switch off which turned off fuel guages.

As the FAA filed it

ALTERNATOR PROBLEM, BATTERY MASTER SWITCH OFF WHICH TURNED OFF FUEL GUAGES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5618G · 1

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