# NTSB MIA78FKG43: Cessna 188, N5657J, Cochran, GA, May 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1978
- Place: Cochran, GA · COCHRAN, GA
- Location: 32.3881° N, 83.3504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cochran, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3881&lon=-83.3504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2048  78/5/15    COCHRAN,GA          CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5066
        TIME - 1130                    N5657J              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2770 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLECKLEY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PULASKI,GA                  COCHRAN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- METALURGICAL EXAM REVEALED FRACTURED AREA EMANATING FROM A PREEXISTING CRACK. WIND GUSTS TO 12 KTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5657J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5657J-1996-05-16), registration cancelled 1996-05-16, S/N 18800607 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bleckley County

## 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 19780515017729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515017729A), May 15, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Cochran, GA, Substantial damage. Metalurgical exam revealed fractured area emanating from a preexig crack. Wind gusts to 12 KTS

## Other investigations on N5657J (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 ATL94LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA140), Jul 16, 1994: Cessna A188A (N5657J), Cochran, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND CLEARANCE FROM TREES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. FACTORS WERE THE TREES AT THE PERIMETER OF THE FIELD, AND THE GUSTING TAIL WIND CONDITIONS AT…
- [NTSB MIA74DKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG17), Aug 11, 1973: Cessna 188 (N5657J), Cochran, GA, 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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