# Accident 19790715015699A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Bassett, NE, July 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bassett, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.5825° N, 99.5366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bassett, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-99.5366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8131V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8131V-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,343 total, 5 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715015699A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLT AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO HOT DAY, HEAVY LOAD. PILOT UNSKILLEDIN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MKC79DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ26), Jul 15, 1979: Cessna 188A (N8131V), Bassett, NE, substantial damage

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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