# Accident 19760731023129A: Cessna A188B, Earth, TX, July 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1976
- Place: Earth, TX
- Airport: Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.2338° N, 102.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Earth, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2338&lon=-102.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21860-2008-05-15) (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: 1,085 total, 300 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DQG97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG97) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731023129A

## Narrative

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

HIT 50 YDS SHORT.

## 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 FTW76DQG97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG97), Jul 31, 1976: Cessna A188B (N21860), Earth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21860 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780806022629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806022629A), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna A188B (N21860), Muleshoe, TX, 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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