OAK74FVA67

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188 · Delhi, CA · May 27, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1974
Place
Delhi, CA · DELHI, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9898VCessna A188
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740527013289A
Case key
125895

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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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3-1081  74/5/27    DELHI, CALIF        CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1990
        TIME - 1600                    N9898V              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELHI, CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW DOWNWIND PASS OVR RWY,ENTERED STEEP LEFT PULL-UP TO RETURN FOR LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N9898V
Reported as
Cessna A188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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