# NTSB FTW79FPD45: Cessna 188, N9869V, Henrietta, TX, September 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1979
- Place: Henrietta, TX · HENRIETTA, TX
- Location: 33.8143° N, 98.1928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henrietta, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8143&lon=-98.1928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2557  79/9/18    HENRIETTA,TX        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 12000
        TIME - 1730                    N9869V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENRIETTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENRIETTA,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- WORN BRAKE LININGS CAUSED PISTONS TO EXTEND UNTIL BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9869V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9869V-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N 188-0119, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Henrietta

## 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 19790918027809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918027809A), Sep 18, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA, Henrietta, TX, Substantial damage. Failure of right brake. Brake linings worn out. Piston extended losing brake fluid past the seals.

## Other investigations on N9869V (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 MIA69D0238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0238), Oct 30, 1968: Cessna 188 (N9869V), Vero Beach, FL, 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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