# Accident 19790309004349A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Pecan Gap, TX, March 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1979, 07:30 local time
- Place: Pecan Gap, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.4390° N, 95.8531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecan Gap, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4390&lon=-95.8531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70190, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70190-2015-04-30) (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 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,175 total, 3,516 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004349A

## Narrative

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

AG ACFT FAILED TO REMAIN AIRBORNE AFTER LIFTOFF AND SETTLED INTO TREES AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW79DPA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA11), Mar 9, 1979: Cessna 188 (N70190), Pecan Gap, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70190 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750531012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750531012959A), May 31, 1975: Cessna A188B (N70190), Winnie, TX, Substantial damage. After 16 op with 1100 lb load plt attmptd unsuccessful op with 1500 lbs.

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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