# NTSB OAK68D3211: Cessna 188, N9728V, Herald, CA, May 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1967
- Place: Herald, CA · HERALD, CA
- Location: 38.2847° N, 121.2311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Herald, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2847&lon=-121.2311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D3211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D3211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3823  67/5/15    HERALD,CALIF        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5000
        TIME - 0715                    N9728V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOTTIMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - TEST
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- LDG ON AG STRIP CAUGHT WING ON OATS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9728V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9728V-1981-10-16), registration cancelled 1981-10-16, S/N 1880178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bottimore

## Other investigations on N9728V (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 OAK72DVD79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD79), Jun 25, 1972: Cessna A188 (N9728V), Rio Vista, 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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