# Accident 19810727045259A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Ridgeway, IL, July 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeway, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N4545J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4545J-1982-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,502 total, 359 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727045259A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TV ANTENNA TOWER AND POWERLINES ON PULL UP FROM 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 CHI81FEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV27), Jul 27, 1981: Cessna T188C (N4545J), Ridgway, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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