# Accident 19820817039409A: Cessna A188A, Florala, AL, August 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Florala, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0196° N, 86.3010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0196&lon=-86.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9916G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 0 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817039409A

## Narrative

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

CONTROL WAS LOST WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. FLAP CABLE BROKEN AND LEFT FLAP REMAINED EXTENDED CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 ATL82DA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA241), Aug 17, 1982: Cessna A188A (N9916G), Florala, AL, 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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