# NTSB OAK79DJA05: Cessna A188B, N30581, Pago Pago, Antarctica, December 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: Pago Pago, Antarctica · PAGO PAGO, American Samoa
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DJA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA05

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4277  78/12/19   PAG0 PAG0,SAMOA     CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1100
        TIME - 0433                    N30581              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGO PAGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAG0 PAG0,SAMOA             NORFOLK ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- #1,3,&5 CYLINDERS WERE BURNT.FUEL FLOW WAS HIGHER THAN SPECIFIED LIMITS DURING BENCH CHECK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30581](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30581-1979-09-21), registration cancelled 1979-09-21, S/N 18803180T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pago Pago

## 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 19781219045019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219045019A), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Pag0 Pag0, American Samoa, Substantial damage. Nr 1, 3 and 5 cylinders were burnt. Fuel flow was higher than specified ts during bench check.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.