# Accident 19791019028959A: Cessna A188B, Alachua, FL, October 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1979, 17:49 local time
- Place: Alachua, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.7516° N, 82.4248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alachua, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7516&lon=-82.4248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731UT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731UT-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019028959A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT AFTER TURN. WINDY, GUSTY CONDITIONS REPORTED BY WITNESSES.

## 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 MIA80FLA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA05), Oct 19, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731UT), Alachua, FL, 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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