# Accident 19850805039209A: Cessna A188B, Trenton, AL, August 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Trenton, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.7704° N, 86.2305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7704&lon=-86.2305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21708-2012-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850805039209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL85LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA236), Aug 5, 1985: Cessna A188B (N21708), Trenton, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N21708 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790830033479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830033479I), Aug 30, 1979: Cessna A188B (N21708), Meridianville, AL, Minor damage. Forced landing due to engine fire. Cylinder had separated.

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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