# Accident 19780915035189A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Donna, TX, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Donna, TX
- Airport: Monte Cristo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 26.1631° N, 98.0341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Donna, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1631&lon=-98.0341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731HH-2017-02-04) (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: 2,336 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915035189A

## 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 FTW79FRG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG73), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna A188B (N731HH), Donna, TX, destroyed

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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