# NTSB MIA76DKA02: Cessna 188, N3921G, Guayama, PR, September 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1975
- Place: Guayama, PR · GUAYAMA,PR, PR
- Location: 17.9740° N, 66.1121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guayama, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.9740&lon=-66.1121&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3296  75/9/12    GUAYAMA,PR          CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 13393
        TIME - 0620                    N3921G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOSEFA AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUAYAMA,PR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- FIRST FLT OF DAY,REPOSITIONING ACFT, NO CHEMICAL ABOARD.WING TIP STRUCK SUGAR CANE PLANTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3921G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3921G-1980-04-10), registration cancelled 1980-04-10, S/N 18801109T, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Josefa Airstrip

## 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 19750912042249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750912042249A), Sep 12, 1975: Cessna A188B, Puerto Rico, 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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