# Accident 19830610024809A: Cessna A188B, Coverdale, GA, June 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Coverdale, GA
- Airport: Turner Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.7009° N, 83.6496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7009&lon=-83.6496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21830 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 1 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610024809A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE LINKAGE CAME LOOSE. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE DURING A  PULL UP FROM A SPRAY RUN. CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 ATL83FKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKG08), Jun 10, 1983: Cessna A188B (N21830), Ashburn, GA, destroyed

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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