# NTSB FTW73FPM11: Cessna A188, N3525Q, Tulsa, OK, May 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1973
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1394  73/5/23    TULSA,OKLA          CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 793
        TIME - 1815                    N3525Q              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NO FLT HRS RECORDED THIS TYPE. ACFT HAD BEEN IN PRIOR ACCDTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3525Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3525Q-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 188-0475, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (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: Tulsa Int

## 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 19730523013169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523013169A), May 23, 1973: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. No flt hrs recorded this type. Acft had been in prior accdts.

## Other investigations on N3525Q (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 ATL88DKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG09), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna 188 (N3525Q), Garfield, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX70DUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ22), Apr 2, 1970: Cessna A188 (N3525Q), Arlington, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX70D0177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0177), Oct 19, 1969: Cessna A188 (N3525Q), Guadalupe, AZ, 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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