# Accident 19860813085749A: Cessna A188, Easton, WA, August 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Easton, WA
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3491° N, 121.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3491&lon=-121.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5506S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5506S-2004-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 100 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860813085749A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE GLIDER TOWPLANE STRUCK TREES DURING ABORT. TEFLON TAPE FOUND BLOCKING FUEL PUMP PORT

## 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 SEA86LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA198), Aug 14, 1986: Cessna 188 (N5506S), Easton, WA, 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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