# NTSB FTW69D0527: Cessna A188, N9851V, Laredo, TX, May 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1969
- Place: Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0527
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0527

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3720   69/5/8    LAREDO,TEX          CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N9851V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 35, 1215 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            130 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINK RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAREDO,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT LOADED WITH 500LBS SULFUR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9851V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Link Ranch

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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