# NTSB OAK73FVA42: Cessna A188, N9718V, Livingston, CA, February 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1973
- Place: Livingston, CA · LIVINGSTON, CA
- Location: 37.3875° N, 120.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livingston, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3875&lon=-120.7246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FVA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0430  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9718V-1976-01-06), registration cancelled 1976-01-06, S/N 1880168 (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 19730222003759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730222003759A), Feb 22, 1973: Cessna A188, Livingston, CA, Substantial damage. Aileron carry-thru cable,Cessna pn 1660300-11 failed. 640 hrs since installation.

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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