19791113035939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 188CESSNA · Sabana, Puerto Rico · November 13, 1979

Date
November 13, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Sabana, Puerto Rico
Airport
Sabama
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53374
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKA01
Reported as
Cessna 188CESSNA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,600 total4,500 in this make and model28 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.

Tried to take off on short, soft sod strip with full flaps. Aircraft stalled and crashed in a swampy area.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON SHORT, SOFT SOD STRIP WITH FULL FLAPS. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED IN A SWAMPY AREA.

NTSB investigation

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