# Accident 19780406007401A: Cessna A188B, Preston, ID, April 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1978
- Place: Preston, ID
- Airport: Preston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.1069° N, 111.9126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRESTON (U10), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1069&lon=-111.9126&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9724G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9724G-1981-10-14) (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: 8,721 total, 3,215 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406007401A

## Narrative

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

HIT REAR OF N9534G DURING LEVEL OFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9534G, Cessna A188B: [Accident 19780406007402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406007402A)

## 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 SEA78FYA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYA05), Apr 6, 1978: Cessna A188B (N9724G), Preston, ID, 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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