# Accident 19730222003759A: Cessna A188, Livingston, CA, February 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1973
- Place: Livingston, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.3875° N, 120.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livingston, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3875&lon=-120.7246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9718V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9718V-1976-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730222003759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AILERON CARRY-THRU CABLE,CESSNA PN 1660300-11 FAILED. 640 HRS SINCE INSTALLATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 OAK73FVA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA42), Feb 22, 1973: Cessna A188 (N9718V), Livingston, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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