# NTSB MIA67D0069: Cessna 188, N5522S, Marathon, FL, July 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1966
- Place: Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1799   66/7/9    MARATHON FLA        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3500
        TIME - 1000                    N5522S              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARATHON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5522S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5522S-1983-04-29), registration cancelled 1983-04-29, S/N 1880022, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marathon

## Other investigations on N5522S (2)

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 ATL82FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID08), May 17, 1982: Cessna 188 (N5522S), West Point, VA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FKT76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKT76), May 14, 1972: Cessna 188 (N5522S), Big Pine Key, 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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