# Accident 19791006030739A: Cessna A188A, Holtville, CA, October 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Holtville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.8138° N, 115.3783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holtville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8138&lon=-115.3783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5627J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5627J-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006030739A

## Narrative

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

AG AIRPLANE STRUCK WIRE ENTERING 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 LAX80DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM02), Oct 6, 1979: Cessna 188 (N5627J), Holtville, CA, substantial damage

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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