# Accident 19760926033709A: Cessna A188A, Quail Mesa, AZ, September 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Quail Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N5647J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5647J-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUK15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926033709A

## Narrative

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

PLT HIT DITCH,KNOCKED LT MAIN GR OFF.FLEW BACK TO BLYTHE.FURTHER DMG ON LDG.

## 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 LAX76DUK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUK15), Sep 26, 1976: Cessna 188B (N5647J), Quail Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5647J (1)

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

- [Accident 19770726019289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770726019289A), Jul 26, 1977: Cessna A188A (N5647J), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. No load aboard.

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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