# Accident 19890904033269A: Cessna A188B, Wiggins, CO, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wiggins, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WZVG
- Location: 40.2284° N, 104.0728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiggins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2284&lon=-104.0728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9335R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9335R-1989-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 873 total, 362 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904033269A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A 20 FOOT HIGH IRRIGATION STANDPIPE DURING A SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP AND CRASHED.

## 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 DEN89DTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTE04), Sep 4, 1989: Cessna A188B (N9335R), Wiggins, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND COLLIDED WITH A STANDPIPE WHICH SEVERED FOUR FEET OF THE RIGHT WING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL INFLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH…

## Other reports on N9335R (1)

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

- [Accident 19801205071569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801205071569A), Dec 5, 1980: Cessna A188B (N9335R), Huron, CA, Substantial damage. Flagger walked into path of ag plane. Pilot pulled up to miss flagger and pickup, struck wires. Landed safely.

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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