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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 188CESSNA · Adrian, TX · August 24, 1979

Date
August 24, 1979 · 09:15 local
Place
Adrian, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2538J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78DQG55
Reported as
Cessna 188CESSNA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,421 total92 in this make and model234 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.

Pilot searching for ground employee stated acft struck ground when he let go of stick to sneeze.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SEARCHING FOR GROUND EMPLOYEE STATED ACFT STRUCK GROUND WHEN HE LET GO OF STICK TO SNEEZE.

NTSB investigation

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