OAK73FVA42

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188 · Livingston, CA · February 22, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1973
Place
Livingston, CA · LIVINGSTON, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9718VCessna A188
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730222003759A
Case key
169879

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0430  73/2/22    LIVINGSTON,CALIF    CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2500
        TIME - 1730                    N9718V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELHI,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          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
        REMARKS- AILERON CARRY-THRU CABLE,CESSNA PN 1660300-11 FAILED. 640 HRS SINCE INSTALLATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N9718V
Reported as
Cessna A188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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