# Accident 19770816029739A: Cessna A188B, Rocky Ford, GA, August 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1977
- Place: Rocky Ford, GA
- Airport: Daughtry Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 32.6635° N, 81.8355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Ford, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6635&lon=-81.8355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8279G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 408 in this make and model, 428 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770816029739A

## Narrative

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

PEANUTS.COCKPIT DOOR OPENED.HINGES LOOSE.

## 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 MIA77DKG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG63), Aug 16, 1977: Cessna A188B (N8279G), Rocky Ford, GA, destroyed

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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