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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Sledge, MS · August 29, 1979

Date
August 29, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Sledge, MS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53196
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKQ27
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total1,800 in this make and model120 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 made forced landing because he smelled something burning. Found muffler tailpipe failed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING BECAUSE HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. FOUND MUFFLER TAILPIPE FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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