# Accident 19750729024189A: Cessna A188B, Thornton, CA, July 29, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1975
- Place: Thornton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.2297° N, 121.4261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thornton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2297&lon=-121.4261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9176R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9176R-2019-05-28) (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: 13,250 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750729024189A

## Narrative

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

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## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9176R (2)

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

- [Accident 20061021023829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061021023829A), Oct 21, 2006: Cessna A188B (N9176R), Tuscarora, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft departed from a private grass airstrip. The pilot began a right turning climb to avoid flying over a middle school. At approximately 100-150…
- [Incident 19780815037069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037069I), Aug 15, 1978: Cessna A188B (N9176R), Elk Grove, CA, Minor damage. Agricultural aircraft struck trees while pulling up at end of spray run.

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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