# Accident 19950819030279A: Cessna A188B, Raeford, NC, August 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1995, 08:30 local time
- Place: Raeford, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRBG
- Location: 34.9691° N, 79.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9691&lon=-79.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731VX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731VX) (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: 3,120 total, 2,879 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819030279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. RAN OFF END INTO TREES. RIGHT REAR CYLINDER HAD BLOWN OFF. LOST ABUTMENT SEAL.

## 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 ATL95LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA164), Aug 19, 1995: Cessna 188B (N731VX), Raeford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of the abutment seal which resulted in the fatigue failure of the cylinder head.

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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