# NTSB FTW76FPD60: Cessna A188B, N4823Q, Bowie, TX, September 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Bowie, TX · BOWIE, TX
- Location: 33.5570° N, 97.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5570&lon=-97.8462&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3296  76/9/26  NR.BOWIE,TX           CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2718
        TIME - 1410                    N4823Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 487 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWIE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BOWIE,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  700                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TIRE PUNCTURED BY BULLET BLEW OUT AT TOUCHDOWN.ACFT VEERED OFF RNWY INTO SOFTSAND.L GEAR COLLAPSED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4823Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4823Q-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 18802560T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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: Bowie Muni

## 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 19760926035639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926035639A), Sep 26, 1976: Cessna A188B, Bowie, TX, Substantial damage. Tire punctured by bullet blew out at touchdown. Acft veered off rnwy into softsand.l gear collapsed

## Other investigations on N4823Q (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 FTW81DPM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPM15), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4823Q), Mcalester, OK, 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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