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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Trenton, AL · August 5, 1985

Date
August 5, 1985 · 11:20 local
Place
Trenton, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N21708
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA236
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total5,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot heard a bang while turning, engine lost power. Struck trees. Aircraft too badly burned to determine cause.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HEARD A BANG WHILE TURNING, ENGINE LOST POWER. STRUCK TREES. AIRCRAFT TOO BADLY BURNED TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N21708 · 1

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