# NTSB FTW75DPG43: Cessna 188, N9815V, Jonesboro, AR, March 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1975
- Place: Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0557  75/3/21    JONESBORO,AR        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3000
        TIME - 1400                    N9815V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DISINGERS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONESBORO,AR                LAKE CITY,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 3 DAYS HEAVY RAINFALL PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9815V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9815V-1977-09-15), registration cancelled 1977-09-15, S/N 1880065 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Disingers Strip

## 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 19750321006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750321006149A), Mar 21, 1975: Cessna 188CESSNA, Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage. 3 Days heavy rainfall prior to this flight.

## Other investigations on N9815V (1)

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 FTW77FPG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG66), Jul 13, 1977: Cessna 188 (N9815V), Brookland, AR, destroyed

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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