# Accident 19950814024049A: Cessna A188B, Meade, KS, August 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Meade, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TGHG
- Location: 37.2796° N, 100.3305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2796&lon=-100.3305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53376, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53376-2006-08-23) (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: 6,587 total, 58 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814024049A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON CLIMBOUT. COWLING FLEW OFF. NOSED OVER LANDING. LOST PROP BLADE. UNBALANCE BROKE OFF PROP ASSEMBLY.

## 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 CHI95LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA274), Aug 14, 1995: Cessna 188 (N53376), Meade, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue failure of the propeller blade, and inadequate maintenance inspection performed by the propeller shop.

## Other reports on N53376 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770419008119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770419008119A), Apr 19, 1977: Cessna A188B (N53376), Cawker City, KS, 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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