# Accident 19770129000839A: Cessna A188B, Modesto, CA, January 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1977
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Garber-Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70063, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70063) (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: 1,220 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770129000839A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA17), Jan 29, 1977: Cessna A188B (N70063), Modesto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70063 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790807022359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807022359A), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA (N70063), Modesto, CA, Destroyed. Ag plane hit top of power pole during pull-up from a spray run.
- [Accident 19780630016369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630016369A), Jun 30, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N70063), Modesto, 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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