# Accident 19750919029659A: Cessna A188B, Muscle Shoals, AL, September 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1975
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7427&lon=-87.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5618G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5618G-1994-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,558 total, 2,289 in this make and model, 584 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750919029659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA76DKJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ21), Sep 19, 1975: Cessna 188 (N5618G), Muscle Shoals, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5618G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890721024649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890721024649A), Jul 21, 1989: Cessna A188B (N5618G), Town Creek, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Made steep downwind pullup after low pass to land opposite direction. Stalled. Burned on impact.

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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