# Accident 19780529010729A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Fairfield,Nc, NC, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: Fairfield,Nc, NC
- Airport: Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.5504° N, 76.2265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5504&lon=-76.2265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53299-2016-11-01) (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: 751 total, 64 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DLJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529010729A

## Narrative

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

PLT UNINTENTIONALLY TOPPED OFF FUEL TANK THEN ELECTED TO TKOF RATHERTHAN DEFUEL.

## 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 IAD78DLJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ13), May 29, 1978: Cessna 188T (N53299), Fairfield, 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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