# Accident 19790819024609A: Cessna A188, Merrit, NC, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Merrit, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3532Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3532Q-1980-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819024609A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD79FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ14), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna A188 (N3532Q), Merritt, NC, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.