# Accident 19780806022629A: Cessna A188B, Muleshoe, TX, August 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Muleshoe, TX
- Airport: Longhorn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.2292° N, 102.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muleshoe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2292&lon=-102.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21860-2008-05-15) (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 A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806022629A

## 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 FTW78DQG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG43), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 188 (N21860), Muleshoe, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21860 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760731023129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731023129A), Jul 31, 1976: Cessna A188B (N21860), Earth, TX, Substantial damage. Hit 50 yds short.

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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