# Accident 19800718026209A: Cessna A188B, Paragould, AR, July 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1980, 07:00 local time
- Place: Paragould, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0584° N, 90.4973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paragould, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0584&lon=-90.4973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8145G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8145G-2012-08-22) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,364 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718026209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE IN AIR FROM LEAKING FUEL PUMP. DUMPED SPRAY LOAD. NOSED OVER ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 FTW80DPG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG48), Jul 18, 1980: Cessna 188 (N8145G), Paragould, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8145G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840805061581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805061581A), Aug 5, 1984: Cessna A188B (N8145G), Stonewall, AR, Substantial damage. Made a sharp turn around from a spray run and collided with the top of a following ag aircraft N4857Q.

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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