# NTSB MIA75DKG69: Cessna 188, N70489, Coolidge, GA, April 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1975
- Place: Coolidge, GA · COOLIDGE, GA
- Location: 31.0108° N, 83.8665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coolidge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0108&lon=-83.8665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1451  75/4/26    COOLIDGE,GA         CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 536
        TIME - 1445                    N70489              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOULTRIE,GA                 COOLIDGE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- T/D FOR TOUCH GO LNDG,PLT DECIDED TO STOP.HVY BRAKING ACFT NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70489](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70489-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N 18801930, built 1974 (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 19750426012239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750426012239A), Apr 26, 1975: Cessna A188B, Coolidge, GA, Substantial damage. T/d for touch go lndg,plt decided to stop. Hvy braking acft nosed ovr.

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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