# Incident 19790405013359I: Cessna 188CESSNA, Panhandle, TX, April 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Panhandle, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3463° N, 101.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panhandle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3463&lon=-101.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5530S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530S-1990-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405013359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH OBSTRUCTION (MAGAZINE) BETWEEN RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER ZE.

## Other reports on N5530S (1)

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

- [Accident 19770413007289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770413007289A), Apr 13, 1977: Cessna 188CESSNA (N5530S), Panhandle, TX, Substantial damage. Temp/dew pt spread - 6 degrees.

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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