# NTSB ATL80FKQ19: Cessna A188B, N9118R, Merigold, MS, August 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1980
- Place: Merigold, MS · MERIGOLD, MS
- Location: 33.8391° N, 90.7264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merigold, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8391&lon=-90.7264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2057   80/8/5    MERIGOLD,MS         CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N9118R              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 21, 947 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            132 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DREW,MS                     CLEVELAND,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OIL COOLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL COOLER DIAGONAL BRACE BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9118R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9118R-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 18802124T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800805034559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805034559A), Aug 5, 1980: Cessna A188B, Merigold, MS, Substantial damage. Engine seized en route. Airplane nosed over on emergency landing. Found connecting rod broken. Went through case.

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.

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