# Accident 19780417006109A: Cessna A185E, Tracy, CA, April 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1978
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: New Jerusalem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.6778° N, 121.3012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW JERUSALEM (1Q4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6778&lon=-121.3012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7558H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7558H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 44 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417006109A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED THAT WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTRO ACFT.

## 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 OAK78DVD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD28), Apr 17, 1978: Cessna 185 (N7558H), Tracy, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7558H (2)

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

- [Accident 20230918015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230918015219A), Sep 18, 2023: Cessna A185F (N7558H), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. On the 18th of September 2023, the floatplane departed beluga lake (5BL) at 14:00 LCL time. The pilot was operating the commercial tour under his 91 loa. The…
- [Accident 19850823040329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823040329A), Aug 23, 1985: Cessna A185F (N7558H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was landing on a beach when it struck a raised running line and flipped over.

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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