# Accident 19880707025749A: Cessna 320, Atwood, KS, July 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Atwood, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8090° N, 101.0408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8090&lon=-101.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320DB-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320B (registry code 2074508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880707025749A

## Narrative

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

FLEW VFR INTO A THUNDERSTORM. CABIN FIRE FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED INCAPACITATION,CONTROL LOSS,INFLIGHT BREAKUP

## 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 MKC88FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA119), Jul 7, 1988: Cessna 320 (N320DB), Atwood, KS, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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