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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Pitts, GA · August 4, 1981

Date
August 4, 1981 · 09:03 local
Place
Pitts, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8900G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81DKG38
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,026 total4,000 in this make and model300 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.

Engine quit when magneto idler gear backed off stopping mag operation. Idler gear not secured on recent overhaul.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHEN MAGNETO IDLER GEAR BACKED OFF STOPPING MAG OPERATION. IDLER GEAR NOT SECURED ON RECENT OVERHAUL.

NTSB investigation

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