# Accident 19950629049049A: Cessna A188A, Pharr, TX, June 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Pharr, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1806° N, 98.1795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1806&lon=-98.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5631J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5631J-2005-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629049049A

## Narrative

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

(-16) INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETE AT PRESENT; WILL AMEND AS NECESSARY; PILOT/OPERATOR SUSPECTS FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 FTW95LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA273), Jun 29, 1995: Cessna A188A (N5631J), Pharr, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT WHICH FAILED TO PURGE THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM OF CONTAMINANTS. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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