# Accident 19780504010359A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Belle Glade, FL, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731BC-2013-07-15) (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 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,818 total, 1,345 in this make and model, 329 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKT48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504010359A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78DKT48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT48), May 4, 1978: Cessna 188B (N731BC), Belle Glade, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N731BC (1)

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

- [Accident 19830908047099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908047099A), Sep 8, 1983: Cessna 188CESSNA (N731BC), Ludiwici, GA, Destroyed. Unable to climb on takeoff from a road. Dumped load but settled into trees. Cause unknown due to post crash fire.

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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