# Accident 19780522011209A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Dos Palos, CA, May 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1978
- Place: Dos Palos, CA
- Airport: Hillside Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 36.9854° N, 120.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dos Palos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9854&lon=-120.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4747R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4747R-2012-11-27) (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 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,655 total, 200 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780522011209A

## Narrative

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

HIT WET SOFT SPOT ON DIRT RWY.

## 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 OAK78DVA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA45), May 22, 1978: Cessna 188B (N4747R), Dos Palos, 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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