# Accident 19780920030489A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Brooklett, GA, September 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: Brooklett, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N4962Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4962Q-2017-06-22) (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: 10,600 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920030489A

## Narrative

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

CONDENSERS ON BOTH MAGS BAD.R MAG INOP FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

## 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 MIA78FKG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG82), Sep 20, 1978: Cessna 188B (N4962Q), Brooklett, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4962Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19980517009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009689A), May 17, 1998: Cessna A188B (N4962Q), Crookston, MN, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that he started aerial spraying between 0530 and 0600 CDT that morning and continued spraying until the time of the accident. He…
- [Accident 19910723029629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723029629A), Jul 23, 1991: Cessna A188B (N4962Q), Munger, MI, Substantial damage. Settled into tall corn off end of Private strip. No time to dump load.

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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