# Accident 19771011031999A: Cessna A188B, Mansfield, LA, October 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1977
- Place: Mansfield, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.0359° N, 93.6994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0359&lon=-93.6994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6380G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6380G-2006-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,021 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771011031999A

## Narrative

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

WRONG ORDER DAMPERS INSTALLED DRG OVERHAUL.#6 CONROD FAILED.

## 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 FTW78DRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ01), Oct 11, 1977: Cessna A188B (N6380G), Mansfield, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6380G (1)

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

- [Accident 19750705019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705019349A), Jul 5, 1975: Cessna A188B (N6380G), La Ward, TX, Substantial damage. Glanced at flap handle.

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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