# Accident 19780801020839A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Chowchilla, CA, August 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.1161° N, 120.2420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chowchilla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1161&lon=-120.2420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8003V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8003V-1982-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVA67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801020839A

## Narrative

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

FLAGGER FAILED TO CLEAR FLIGHT PATH.

## 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 OAK78FVA67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA67), Aug 1, 1978: Cessna A188 (N8003V), Chowchilla, 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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