# NTSB MIA80FKA01: Cessna 188, N53374, Sabana, PR, November 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1979
- Place: Sabana, PR · SABANA,PR, PR
- Location: 18.4643° N, 66.3517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabana, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4643&lon=-66.3517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3653  79/11/13   SABANA,PR           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1030                    N53374              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   4500 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SABANA,PR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53374](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53374-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 18801793T (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: Dirt Strip

## 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 19791113035939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113035939A), Nov 13, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA, Sabana, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on short, soft sod strip with full flaps. Aircraft stalled and crashed in a swampy area.

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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