# Accident 19800511013589A: Cessna A188A, Gresham, OR, May 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Gresham, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.5023° N, 122.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gresham, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5023&lon=-122.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9990G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9990G-2018-01-19) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800511013589A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK WIRES ON PULL-UP FROM A SPRAY RUN. IMPACT SEVERED FOUR FEET OF WING. RETURNED TO BASE SAFELY.

## 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 SEA80FYM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM33), May 11, 1980: Cessna A188A (N9990G), Gresham, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9990G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920521015599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521015599A), May 21, 1992: Cessna A188A (N9990G), Redmond, OR, Substantial damage. Blinded by rising sun on spray run collided with power lines. Landed in adjactent field.

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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