# NTSB OAK74FVA67: Cessna A188, N9898V, Delhi, CA, May 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1974
- Place: Delhi, CA · DELHI, CA
- Location: 37.4306° N, 120.7759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delhi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4306&lon=-120.7759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVA67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1081  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9898V-1974-07-02), registration cancelled 1974-07-02, S/N 188-0148 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740527013289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740527013289A), May 27, 1974: Cessna A188, Delhi, CA, Destroyed. Low downwind pass ovr rwy,entered steep left pull-up to return for ldg.

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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