# Incident 19810502028059I: Cessna 188B, Niles, MI, May 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1981, 09:29 local time
- Place: Niles, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.8345° N, 86.2479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niles, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8345&lon=-86.2479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9229R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9229R-1997-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188B (registry code 2073007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502028059I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT AND COLLISION WITH FENCE. NUMBER 6 CYL EXH ROCKER BOSS FAILURE. 1232 ENG HRS.

## Other reports on N9229R (2)

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

- [Incident 19890705055359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890705055359I), Jul 5, 1989: Cessna 188B (N9229R), Gobles, MI, Minor damage. During landing rollout left wing caught in tall grass and aircraft veered off runway.
- [Incident 19860908069099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860908069099I), Sep 8, 1986: Cessna 188B (N9229R), South Haven, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft struck powerline during cropdusting. Pilot was aware of wire, became distracted.

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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