# Accident 19861006048329A: Cessna A188B, Gilbert, LA, October 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gilbert, LA
- Airport: Holcomb Flying Service
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.0492° N, 91.6497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0492&lon=-91.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53137, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53137-2013-04-08) (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 IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,160 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861006048329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING FORCED LANDING. CAUSE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW87DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD01), Oct 6, 1986: Cessna A188B (N53137), Gilbert, LA, 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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