# NTSB LAX76DUJ69: Cessna A188B, N84470, Poston, AZ, March 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1976
- Place: Poston, AZ · POSTON, AZ
- Location: 33.9921° N, 114.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poston, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9921&lon=-114.4045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0746  76/3/30    POSTON,AZ           CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0630                    N84470              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 38, 4150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO NAME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POSTON,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PULLED ENG THRU BY HAND,THROTTLE RETARDED & MAG SWITCHES OFF.ENG STARTED,LOOSE NUT PRIMARY LEAD-
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84470](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84470-1995-05-17), registration cancelled 1995-05-17, S/N 18801984 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: No Name

## 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 19760330010599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760330010599A), Mar 30, 1976: Cessna A188B, Poston, AZ, Substantial damage. Pulled eng thru by hand,throttle retarded & mag switches off. Eng started,loose nut primary lead-

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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