# Accident 19780630018549A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Mertzon, TX, June 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1978
- Place: Mertzon, TX
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.2620° N, 100.8208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mertzon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2620&lon=-100.8208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4850R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630018549A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW78DQG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG40), Jun 30, 1978: Cessna 188 (N4850R), Mertzon, TX, 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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