# Accident 19800314005989A: Cessna A188B, Sprague, WA, March 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sprague, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.3049° N, 117.9713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sprague, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3049&lon=-117.9713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70252-1985-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,483 total, 419 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800314005989A

## Narrative

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

MADE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM ROAD WITH SPRAY LOAD. HIT WIRES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 SEA80FYP14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP14), Mar 14, 1980: Cessna A188B (N70252), Sprague, WA, 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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