# NTSB FTW74FRG33: Cessna A188, N3500Q, Port Isabel, TX, November 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1973
- Place: Port Isabel, TX · PORT ISABEL, TX
- Location: 26.0658° N, 97.3098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Isabel, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0658&lon=-97.3098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3343  73/11/12   PORT ISABEL,TEX     CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N3500Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMERON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ISABEL,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT'S 1ST T/O IN TAILWHEEL EQUIPD ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3500Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3500Q-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N 188-0450, 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: Cameron 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 19731112036959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731112036959A), Nov 12, 1973: Cessna A188, Port Isabel, TX, Substantial damage. Plt's 1st t/o in tailwheel equipd acft.

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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