# NTSB LAX74DUG48: Cessna A188, N9799V, Vidal, CA, March 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1974
- Place: Vidal, CA · VIDAL, CA
- Location: 34.1189° N, 114.5102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1189&lon=-114.5102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0997  74/3/28    VIDAL,CALIF         CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N9799V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 30, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIDAL,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  400
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED               PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- AILERON CABLE SEPARATED IN FLT.EMGCY LDG IN OPEN DESERT.REASON FOR CABLE SEPARATION NOT REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9799V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9799V-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 188-0249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740328036959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740328036959A), Mar 28, 1974: Cessna A188, Vidal, CA, Substantial damage. Aileron cable separated in flt. Emgcy ldg in open desert. Reason for cable separation not reported.

## Other investigations on N9799V (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 LAX80FUJ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ73), May 28, 1980: Cessna A188 (N9799V), Parker, AZ, substantial damage

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.

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