# NTSB FTW78FRA39: Cessna 188A, N9863V, Louise, TX, September 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1978
- Place: Louise, TX · LOUISE, TX
- Location: 29.1136° N, 96.4120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louise, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1136&lon=-96.4120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2668   78/9/7    LOUISE,TX           CESSNA 188A         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 850
        TIME - 0745                    N9863V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9863V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9863V-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 188-0113, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188A
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Louise

## 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 19780907029809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907029809A), Sep 7, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Louise, TX, 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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