# Accident 19760726029619A: Cessna A188B, Jay, FL, July 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1976
- Place: Jay, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.9504° N, 87.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9504&lon=-87.1523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4917R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4917R-2012-12-18) (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: 2,700 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760726029619A

## Narrative

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

INDUCTION AIR DISRUPTION RESULTED FROM PAPER TOWEL LODGED IN ENGINE INLET AIR DUCT.

## 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 MIA76FLA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA59), Jul 26, 1976: Cessna A188B (N4917R), Jay, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4917R (1)

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

- [Accident 19770720025399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770720025399A), Jul 20, 1977: Cessna A188B (N4917R), Dixonville, 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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