# Incident 19790514026809I: Cessna A188B, Clarksdale, MS, May 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1938° N, 90.5686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksdale, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1938&lon=-90.5686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731HJ-2013-05-07) (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 A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 106 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/19790514026809I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF PLANE BEGAN A ROLL. FULL UP DEFLECTION AILERON. AN4-10A BOLT ATTACHING PUSH ROD ASSY DETACHED.

## Other reports on N731HJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19810907057109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907057109A), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna A188B (N731HJ), Shelby, MS, Destroyed. Aircraft failed to clear trees and crashed during takeoff.

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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