# Accident 19730502010989A: Cessna A188B, Murray, CA, May 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1973
- Place: Murray, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.0941° N, 120.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murray, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0941&lon=-120.0035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21698, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21698-1974-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730502010989A

## Narrative

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

HIT KNOWN PWR LINES. SPRAYING MELONS.

## 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 OAK73FVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA52), May 2, 1973: Cessna 188C (N21698), Murray, 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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