# Incident 19881016063909I: Cessna A188B, Vernon, TX, October 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Airport: Wilbarger Count Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1477° N, 99.3004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1477&lon=-99.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53208, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53208-2017-03-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016063909I

## Narrative

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

WHILE MAKING A FAST LEFT TURN ONTO A TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING THE WING TIP HIT THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N53208 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000701013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701013309A), Jul 1, 2000: Cessna A188B (N53208), Belzoni, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) A/c lost power while spraying and on a racetrack for another swath run. As a result of fuel starvation no fuel in either fuel cell. (.4)on July 1, 2000,…

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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