# Accident 19780902032019A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, San Simon,Az, AZ, September 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: San Simon,Az, AZ
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.2682° N, 109.2302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Simon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2682&lon=-109.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53286-2019-11-29) (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: 3,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902032019A

## Narrative

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

WND GUSTING 15KTS.

## 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 LAX78DUK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUK08), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 188 (N53286), San Simon, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53286 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850831045949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831045949A), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna A188B (N53286), Gold King Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Rollout on mains with tail off the ground. Applied brakes and aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19750819032589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750819032589A), Aug 19, 1975: Cessna A188B (N53286), Hawkinsville, GA, Destroyed. Plt noted poor tkof performance.

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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