# Incident 19780815037069I: Cessna A188B, Elk Grove, CA, August 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1978, 08:00 local time
- Place: Elk Grove, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.4088° N, 121.3716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Grove, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4088&lon=-121.3716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9176R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9176R-2019-05-28) (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: 1,100 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037069I

## Narrative

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

AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES WHILE PULLING UP AT END OF SPRAY RUN.

## Other reports on N9176R (2)

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

- [Accident 20061021023829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061021023829A), Oct 21, 2006: Cessna A188B (N9176R), Tuscarora, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft departed from a private grass airstrip. The pilot began a right turning climb to avoid flying over a middle school. At approximately 100-150…
- [Accident 19750729024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750729024189A), Jul 29, 1975: Cessna A188B (N9176R), Thornton, CA, Substantial damage. Hit guy wire.

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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