# Accident 19740504013659A: Cessna A188, Willows, CA, May 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1974
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.5148° N, 122.1992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willows, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5148&lon=-122.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8097V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 190 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504013659A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK DIRT BANK HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS AT SIDE OF RNWY. GUST 25K.

## 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 OAK74DVG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG51), May 4, 1974: Cessna 188 (N8097V), Willows, 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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