# Accident 19771103037869A: Cessna A188B, Thomas, OK, November 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1977
- Place: Thomas, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.7448° N, 98.7397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomas, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7448&lon=-98.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4833R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4833R-1978-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,735 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771103037869A

## Narrative

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

WINGS,AELERONS,FLAPS MODIFIED BY OPERATOR.AILERONS HAD NO COUNTERWEIGHTS,NOT BALANCED.

## 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 FTW78FPJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ05), Nov 3, 1977: Cessna A188B (N4833R), Thomas, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4833R (1)

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

- [Accident 19760821026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821026249A), Aug 21, 1976: Cessna A188B (N4833R), Portageville, MO, Substantial damage. Flt under wires,plt thought clnc sufficient.

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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