# Accident 19770930030529A: Cessna A188B, Roanoke Rapids, NC, September 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1977
- Place: Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Airport: Halifax County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.4395° N, 77.7093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Halifax County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4395&lon=-77.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4496Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4496Q) (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: 10,104 total, 400 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770930030529A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED FUEL FRM FILLER CAP SPLASHED ON WINDSHIELD AFTR TKOF.

## 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 IAD78FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ01), Sep 30, 1977: Cessna 188B (N4496Q), Roanoke Rapids, NC, 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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