# NTSB OAK79DVD25: Cessna A188B, N731AQ, Newman, CA, May 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1979
- Place: Newman, CA · NEWMAN, CA
- Location: 37.3161° N, 121.0214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newman, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3161&lon=-121.0214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0835   79/5/5    NEWMAN,CA           CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 8500
        TIME - 1500                    N731AQ              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY HOME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWMAN,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- RGT MAIN STRUT FAILED APRX 8 IN ABOVE WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731AQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AQ-1998-10-19), registration cancelled 1998-10-19, S/N 18802747T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley Home

## 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 19790505010669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505010669A), May 5, 1979: Cessna A188B, Escalon, CA, Substantial damage. The right main landing gear failed on landing. An old crack was found in the gear.

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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