# Accident 19760814027919A: Cessna A188B, Veribest, TX, August 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Veribest, TX
- Airport: Sims Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 31.4766° N, 100.2595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Veribest, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4766&lon=-100.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53388, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53388-2013-04-09) (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: 11,500 total, 375 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DQG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG99) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814027919A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW76DQG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG99), Aug 14, 1976: Cessna 188 (N53388), Veribest, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53388 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800916041999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800916041999A), Sep 16, 1980: Cessna A188B (N53388), Casa Blanca, AZ, Substantial damage. Steepened angle of bank in procedure turn to avoid other ag airplane. Flew into ground on roll out.

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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