# NTSB FTW69D0387: Cessna 188, N3531Q, W.Memphis, AR, February 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1969
- Place: W.Memphis, AR · W.MEMPHIS, AR
- Location: 35.1496° N, 90.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Memphis, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1496&lon=-90.1993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0387
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0387

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0744   69/2/7    W.MEMPHIS,ARK       CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 600
        TIME - 1915                    N3531Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST MEMPHIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG IDLE SET TOO LOW AT FACTORY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3531Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531Q-1972-01-05), registration cancelled 1972-01-05, S/N 188-0481 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Memphis

## Other investigations on N3531Q (3)

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 CHI72FLQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FLQ15), Oct 2, 1971: Cessna A188 (N3531Q), Utica, KY, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72DLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DLQ11), Aug 23, 1971: Cessna A188 (N3531Q), Owensboro, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70FGJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FGJ17), May 21, 1970: Cessna A188 (N3531Q), Philpot, KY, substantial damage

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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