# NTSB FTW76FRA45: Cessna A188B, N21777, Blessing, TX, June 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1976
- Place: Blessing, TX · BLESSING, TX
- Location: 28.8749° N, 96.2168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blessing, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8749&lon=-96.2168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1500   76/6/4  NR.BLESSING,TX        CESSNA A188B        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1450
        TIME - 1600                    N21777              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BLESSING,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- NO LOAD ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21777](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21777-1976-07-23), registration cancelled 1976-07-23, S/N 18801028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760604014769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760604014769A), Jun 4, 1976: Cessna A188B, Blessing, TX, Destroyed. No load abd.

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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