# Accident 19780531012259A: Cessna A188A, Atlantic, IA, May 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1978
- Place: Atlantic, IA
- Airport: Atlantic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.4038° N, 95.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTIC MUNI (AIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4038&lon=-95.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9921G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9921G-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 9 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531012259A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL BRACKET FAILED ON LDG

## 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 MKC78DCD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD30), May 31, 1978: Cessna 188 (N9921G), Atlantic, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9921G (2)

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

- [Accident 19830902046429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902046429A), Sep 2, 1983: Cessna A188A (N9921G), Klemme, IA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot allowed aircraft to drag into corn which pulled aircraft down during spraying operation.
- [Accident 19740711020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711020019A), Jul 11, 1974: Cessna A188A (N9921G), Mangham, LA, Substantial damage. Acft stalled during attempt to avoid hi trees. Fuel line fitting to carb leaked.

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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