# Accident 19770413007289A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Panhandle, TX, April 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1977, 00:00 local time
- Place: Panhandle, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.3463° N, 101.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panhandle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3463&lon=-101.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5530S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530S-1990-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DQG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770413007289A

## Narrative

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

TEMP/DEW PT SPREAD - 6 DEGREES.

## 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 FTW77DQG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG22), Apr 13, 1977: Cessna 188 (N5530S), Panhandle, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5530S (1)

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

- [Incident 19790405013359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405013359I), Apr 5, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA (N5530S), Panhandle, TX, Minor damage. Pilot attempted takeoff with obstruction (magazine) between rudder and vertical stabilizer ze.

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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