# NTSB ATL81FKG01: Cessna A188B, N6369G, Buena Vista, GA, October 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1980
- Place: Buena Vista, GA · BUENA VISTA, GA
- Location: 32.3185° N, 84.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buena Vista, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3185&lon=-84.5176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3060   80/10/7   BUENA VISTA,GA      CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1816
        TIME - 1130                    N6369G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 523 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUENA VISTA,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1374                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- R BRAKE FAILED.LEAK FND IN HYD LN.SHALLOW DITCH APRX 65FT FM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6369G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6369G-2012-10-09), registration cancelled 2012-10-09, S/N 18801191T, built 1973 (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
- Airport: Marion County

## 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 19801007057409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801007057409A), Oct 7, 1980: Cessna A188B, Buena Vista, GA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll, veered off runway into a ditch.

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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