# Accident 19780904028219A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Mohave Valley, AZ, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Mohave Valley, AZ
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.9024° N, 114.5714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mohave Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9024&lon=-114.5714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4815R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4815R-1978-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ98) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904028219A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING ALFALFA.

## 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 LAX78DUJ98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ98), Sep 4, 1978: Cessna 188B (N4815R), Mohave Valley, AZ, 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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