# Accident 19780905028339A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, West Point, AR, September 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1978
- Place: West Point, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.2033° N, 91.6099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Point, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2033&lon=-91.6099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8277G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8277G) (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
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,228 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG84) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905028339A

## 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 FTW78DPG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG84), Sep 5, 1978: Cessna 188 (N8277G), West Point, AR, 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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