# NTSB OAK78DVA45: Cessna 188B, N4747R, Dos Palos, CA, May 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1978
- Place: Dos Palos, CA · DOS PALOS, CA
- Location: 36.9854° N, 120.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dos Palos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9854&lon=-120.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0866  78/5/22  NR.DOS PALOS,CA       CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N4747R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 33, 5655 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSIDE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DOS PALOS,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5600                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIT WET SOFT SPOT ON DIRT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4747R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4747R-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N 18802314T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- 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: Hillside Ranch

## 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 19780522011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780522011209A), May 22, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Dos Palos, CA, Substantial damage. Hit wet soft spot on dirt rwy.

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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