# Accident 19840130040789A: Cessna A188B, Santa Nella, CA, January 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1984, 15:20 local time
- Place: Santa Nella, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.0692° N, 120.8396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0692&lon=-120.8396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731WR-1985-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840130040789A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT POLE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX84LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA160), Jan 30, 1984: Cessna A188B (N731WR), Santa Nella, 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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