# NTSB MIA72DKJ20: Cessna 188, N5517S, Slocomb, AL, September 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1971
- Place: Slocomb, AL · SLOCOMB, AL
- Location: 31.1121° N, 85.5987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slocomb, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1121&lon=-85.5987&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3338   71/9/4    SLOCOMB,ALA         CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N5517S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 4800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLOCOMB,ALA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL CONTROL CABLE BROKEN.HIT CORN STALKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5517S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5517S), registered now, S/N 188-0017, 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: Joes

## Other investigations on N5517S (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 MIA76FKJ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ79), Jul 6, 1976: Cessna 188 (N5517S), Enterprise, AL, 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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