# NTSB SEA75DYC35: Cessna A188B, N9873G, Albany, OR, April 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1975
- Place: Albany, OR · ALBANY, OR
- Location: 44.6269° N, 123.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6269&lon=-123.0967&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 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYC35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1424   75/4/9  NR.ALBANY,OR          CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 800
        TIME - 1400                    N9873G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ABANDONED AIRSTRIP. PLT HADNT FLOWN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9873G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9873G-1975-10-08), registration cancelled 1975-10-08, S/N 18801617T (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

## 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 19750409009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750409009139A), Apr 9, 1975: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Albany, OR, Substantial damage. Abandoned airstrip. Plt hadnt flown for several months.

## Other investigations on N9873G (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA76DYC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC10), Aug 12, 1975: Cessna A188B (N9873G), Jefferson, OR, destroyed

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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