# NTSB OAK73DVG72: Cessna A188A, N5672J, Butte City, CA, June 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1973
- Place: Butte City, CA · BUTTE CITY, CA
- Location: 39.4646° N, 121.9900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butte City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4646&lon=-121.9900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1814  73/6/27    BUTTE CITY,CALIF    CESSNA A188A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N5672J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   59, 20000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEREZ FLT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTTE CITY,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
        REMARKS- CTL ROD BALL END P/N SPHERCO TR-3-33 BEARNG THREADS STRIPPED FM THROTTLE LINK ROD.UN TO REDUCE PWR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5672J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5672J-1984-04-27), registration cancelled 1984-04-27, S/N 18800622 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perez Flt Strip

## 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 19730627019679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730627019679A), Jun 27, 1973: Cessna A188A, Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. Ctl rod ball end p/n spherco TR-3-33 bearng threads stripped fm throttle link rod. Un to reduce pwr

## Other investigations on N5672J (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 OAK74DVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG54), May 5, 1974: Cessna 188 (N5672J), Willows, 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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