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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · El Campo, TX · April 18, 1983

Date
April 18, 1983 · 08:30 local
Place
El Campo, TX
Airport
Coastal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4876R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA198
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,585 total1,200 in this make and model0 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.

Low on final. Engine failed to respond on throttle application. Impacted in a fill short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FINAL. ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON THROTTLE APPLICATION. IMPACTED IN A FILL SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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