# Accident 19740308019441A: Cessna A188A, Clewiston, FL, March 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1974
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Clewiston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 26.7431° N, 80.9477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clewiston Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7431&lon=-80.9477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5641J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5641J-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740308019441A

## Narrative

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

LO LVL ENTRY TO TRAFFIC PATTERN.HIT CESSNA 182,N9369X,AT ABOUT 10FT AGL.NO RADIO.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9369X, Cessna 182E: [Accident 19740308019442A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740308019442A)

## 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 MIA74AM078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM078), Mar 8, 1974: Cessna 188A (N5641J), Clewiston, FL, 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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