# NTSB FTW78FRG29: Cessna 188, N4744Q, Falfurrias, TX, March 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1978
- Place: Falfurrias, TX · FALFURRIAS, TX
- Location: 27.2244° N, 98.1452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falfurrias, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2244&lon=-98.1452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0493  78/3/28  NR.FALFURRIAS,TX      CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 41, 10277
        TIME - 1800                    N4744Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 9824 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FALFURRIAS,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9824                       GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4744Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4744Q-2016-11-01), registration cancelled 2016-11-01, S/N 18802506T, built 1976 (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

## 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 19780328005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328005859A), Mar 28, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Falfurrias, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4744Q (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 FTW96LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA094), Jan 12, 1996: Cessna A188B (N4744Q), Enid, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the forced landing and to jettison the aircraft's load for a forced landing. A factor was the engine's failure due to a disconnected fuel…

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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