# Accident 19770726019289A: Cessna A188A, Blythe, CA, July 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1977
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- 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: 932 total, 405 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770726019289A

## Narrative

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

NO LOAD ABOARD.

## 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 LAX77FUG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG56), Jul 26, 1977: Cessna 188B (N5647J), Blythe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5647J (1)

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

- [Accident 19760926033709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926033709A), Sep 26, 1976: Cessna A188A (N5647J), Quail Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Plt hit ditch,knocked lt main gr off. Flew back to blythe. Further dmg on ldg.

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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