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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188 · Garfield, GA · July 10, 1988

Date: July 10, 1988 · 16:10 local
Place: Garfield, GA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: NQQG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3525Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL88DKG09
Reported as: Cessna A188
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total4,000 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N3525QRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2012 · Cessna A188S/N 188-0475 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna A188 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Test flying aircraft without cowling, flew across a pond and touched water. Came out of a loop and impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

TEST FLYING AIRCRAFT WITHOUT COWLING, FLEW ACROSS A POND AND TOUCHED WATER. CAME OUT OF A LOOP AND IMPACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL88DKG09Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportGarfield, GAFollowing minor engine maintenance, the plt/mechanic made the test flight. The engine cowling was not installed prior to the flt. Witnesses reported that the acft wheels touched the water of a nearby pond followed by a sharp pull-up into the plt's customary…Jul 10, 1988 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3525Q · 1

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

Accident 19730523013169ATakeoff Ground Roll · Tulsa, OKNo flt hrs recorded this type. Acft had been in prior accdts.May 23, 1973 · Reported as Cessna 188ACESSNA · Substantial damage