# Accident 19790303003999A: Cessna A188B, Dinuba, CA, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Dinuba, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.5451° N, 119.3989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dinuba, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5451&lon=-119.3989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4724R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4724R-2013-04-18) (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 A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,005 total, 500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303003999A

## Narrative

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

OIL FILTER ADAPTER HAD WORKED LOOSE FROM THE THREADED OIL SCREEN CHAMBER, CAUSING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 OAK79DVA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA19), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna A188B (N4724R), Dinuba, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4724R (3)

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

- [Accident 19890623021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890623021689A), Jun 23, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4724R), Grygla, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft settled on initial takeoff from an ag strip. Spray boom caught in tall grass causing a ground loop.
- [Incident 19780216006849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216006849I), Feb 16, 1978: Cessna 188B (N4724R), Dinuba, CA, Substantial damage. Propeller blade broke off at the hub during takeoff. Engine mounts broke. Minor damage to wing.
- [Accident 19770321005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770321005359A), Mar 21, 1977: Cessna A188B (N4724R), Merced, CA, Substantial damage. Obstructions in tkof path.

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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