# NTSB FTW77DRA24: Cessna 188, N4707Q, Wadsworth, TX, June 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1977
- Place: Wadsworth, TX · WADSWORTH, TX
- Location: 28.8299° N, 95.9145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8299&lon=-95.9145&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 June 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1051   77/6/1    WADSWORTH,TX        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N4707Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 29, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4707Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4707Q-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 18802488T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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: Chaney

## 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 19770601012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770601012959A), Jun 1, 1977: Cessna A188B, Wadsworth, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4707Q (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 FTW81DPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA10), May 1, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4707Q), Gunter, TX, 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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