# Accident 19780725017349A: Cessna A188B, Chester, MT, July 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1978
- Place: Chester, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 48.5113° N, 110.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5113&lon=-110.9661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9289R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9289R-1980-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188B (registry code 2073007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,168 total, 725 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725017349A

## Narrative

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

AN47A BOLT MISSING FROM R AILERON BELLCRANK ROD ASSY. LAST MAINT HRS PRIOR.

## 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 SEA78FTI25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI25), Jul 25, 1978: Cessna A188B (N9289R), Chester, MT, 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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