# Accident 19780531012249A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Ehrhardt, SC, May 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1978
- Place: Ehrhardt, SC
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.0986° N, 81.0141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ehrhardt, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0986&lon=-81.0141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731KJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG12-141682) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531012249A

## 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 MIA78DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG12-141682), May 31, 1978: Cessna 188A (N731KJ), Ehrhardt, SC, 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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