# Accident 19740710019989A: Cessna A188B, Merced, CA, July 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1974
- Place: Merced, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9352G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9352G-2004-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,830 total, 460 in this make and model, 331 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740710019989A

## Narrative

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

DARK SUNRISE DUE CLOUD COVER.HIT WIRES,CONT FLT TO HOME STA & LND OK.

## 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 OAK75DVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA03), Jul 10, 1974: Cessna 188B (N9352G), Merced, 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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