# Accident 19790712031619A: Cessna A188B, Hartington, NE, July 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1979, 07:00 local time
- Place: Hartington, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.6201° N, 97.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartington, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6201&lon=-97.2673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9275R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9275R-2004-06-23) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,220 total, 620 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712031619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 MKC79DCJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ29), Jul 12, 1979: Cessna A188B (N9275R), Hartington, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9275R (1)

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

- [Accident 19990516005329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990516005329A), May 16, 1999: Cessna A188B (N9275R), Lincoln, KS, Substantial damage. Acft did not gain altitude on take-off, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on may 16,1999, at 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N9275R, piloted…

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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