# Accident 19750121001209A: Cessna A188B, Longmont, CO, January 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1975
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Longmont Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70135, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70135-1993-11-18) (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: 374 total, 2 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750121001209A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL LOCK SPRING BROKEN.NARROW RWY.

## 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 DEN75FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE48), Jan 21, 1975: Cessna 188B (N70135), Longmont, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70135 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880511036389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511036389A), May 11, 1988: Cessna A188B (N70135), Dalton, NE, Destroyed. Struck wires and crashed during a spray run. Whirlwinds in area. Pilot severly injured when seat failed on impact.

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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