# NTSB LAX79FUQ10: Cessna 188, N4899Q, 0xnard, CA, September 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: 0xnard, CA · 0XNARD, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3365   78/9/9    0XNARD,CA           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1609
        TIME - 0130                    N4899Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXNARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA BARBARA,CA            HONOLULU,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4899Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4899Q-1979-06-13), registration cancelled 1979-06-13, S/N 18802635T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oxnard

## 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 19780909037089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909037089A), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, 0xnard, CA, 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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