# Accident 19780606014259A: Cessna 188CESSNA, El Campo,Tx, TX, June 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1978
- Place: El Campo,Tx, TX
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.2007° N, 96.2723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Campo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2007&lon=-96.2723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78392, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78392-1991-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606014259A

## 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 FTW78DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA26), Jun 6, 1978: Cessna A188B (N78392), El Campo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78392 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880515044889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515044889A), May 15, 1988: Cessna 188CESSNA (N78392), Winnsboro, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Appears aircraft stalled and spun in while practicing a spray operation. Pilot blood alcohol indicates intoxication

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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