# Accident 19830418013819A: Cessna A188B, El Campo, TX, April 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Airport: Coastal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.1899° N, 96.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1899&lon=-96.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4876R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4876R-1988-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,585 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830418013819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW83LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA198), Apr 18, 1983: Cessna A188B (N4876R), El Campo, TX, 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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