# Accident 19790630013449A: Cessna A188, Des Moines, IA, June 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1979, 19:50 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6299G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6299G-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,508 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630013449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AG.PILOT HIT WIRES STARTING A SPRAY RUN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC79FCD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD26), Jun 30, 1979: Cessna A188 (N6299G), Des Moines, IA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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