# Accident 19740505014379A: Cessna A188A, Willows, CA, May 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Willows, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N5672J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5672J-1984-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,506 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505014379A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LNDD ON LEVEE. LEVEE COLLAPSED.MIXT CTL ARM CAME LOOSE AT CARB.WENT TO IDLE CUT OFF.

## 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 OAK74DVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG54), May 5, 1974: Cessna 188 (N5672J), Willows, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5672J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730627019679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730627019679A), Jun 27, 1973: Cessna A188A (N5672J), Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. Ctl rod ball end p/n spherco TR-3-33 bearng threads stripped fm throttle link rod. Un to reduce pwr

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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