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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188 · Merrit, NC · August 19, 1979

Date
August 19, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place
Merrit, NC
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3532Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FLJ14
Reported as
Cessna A188
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total600 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on spray test flght. Found magneto idler gear came off. Improperly secured.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY TEST FLGHT. FOUND MAGNETO IDLER GEAR CAME OFF. IMPROPERLY SECURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.