# NTSB OAK77DVG55: Cessna 188, N9439R, Courtland, CA, August 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1977
- Place: Courtland, CA · COURTLAND, CA
- Location: 38.3329° N, 121.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Courtland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3329&lon=-121.5570&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2044   77/8/1    COURTLAND,CA        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3450
        TIME - 1000                    N9439R              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COURTLAND,CA                CLARKSBURG,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9439R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9439R-2009-09-22), registration cancelled 2009-09-22, S/N 18802285T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster 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 19770801023359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801023359A), Aug 1, 1977: Cessna A188B, Courtland, 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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