Cessna A188B N30581
19 December 1978 · PAG0 PAG0, Samoa · No injuries
Summary
On 19 December 1978 at about 04:33 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N30581, operated by Transair Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near PAG0 PAG0, Samoa. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- PAG0 PAG0, Samoa
- Nearest airport
- Pago Pago
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N30581
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Transair Inc.
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Norfolk Island
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4277
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
#1,3,&5 CYLINDERS WERE BURNT.FUEL FLOW WAS HIGHER THAN SPECIFIED LIMITS DURING BENCH CHECK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1978 | Cessna A188B | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | Devane Sprayin | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1978 | Cessna A188B | Winters, Texas, United States | GR Brooks | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1978 | Cessna A188B | Ramsey, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1978 | Cessna A188B | Philipp, Mississippi, United States | Walker Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1978 | Cessna A188B | Leland, Mississippi, United States | Livingston Far | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1978 | Cessna A188B | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | Valley Flying | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1978 | Cessna 402 | Upola, Samoa | South Pacific | Fatal | 10 |
| 5 Nov 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau, Samoa | South Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1981 | Nitsubishi MU-2B | Pago Pago, Samoa | Dick Sawyer | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 1974 | Boeing 707 | Pago Pago, Samoa | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 96 |
| 5 Jan 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau Island, Samoa | Air Capitol In | No injuries | - |