# Accident 19780706016419A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Sylvester, GA, July 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1978
- Place: Sylvester, GA
- Airport: Sylvester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 31.5572° N, 83.8940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYLVESTER (SYV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5572&lon=-83.8940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6298G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6298G-2013-02-11) (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: 381 total, 97 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706016419A

## 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 MIA78FKG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG57), Jul 6, 1978: Cessna 188B (N6298G), Sylvester, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6298G (2)

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

- [Accident 19810717049069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717049069A), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 188B (N6298G), Coolidge, GA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot hit trees on pullup from spray run. Further damage occurred during landing with one landing gear.
- [Accident 19780508012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508012039A), May 8, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N6298G), Moultrie, GA, 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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