# Accident 19830426016229A: Cessna A188B, New Hope, AL, April 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: New Hope, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.5307° N, 86.4100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5307&lon=-86.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4874R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874R-1989-05-04) (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: 8,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426016229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN PROP CAME OFF BECAUSE OF CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.

## 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 ATL83LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA170), Apr 26, 1983: Cessna A-188B (N4874R), New Hope, 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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