# NTSB CHI74FEI03: Cessna 188A, N3559Q, Millersburg, OH, July 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1973
- Place: Millersburg, OH · MILLERSBURG, OH
- Location: 40.5532° N, 81.9168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millersburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5532&lon=-81.9168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEI03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2915  73/7/15    MILLERSBURG,OHIO    CESSNA 188A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1150
        TIME - 1930                    N3559Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLMS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLMS COUNTY,OHIO           MILLERSBURG,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   48                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE APRX 30FT AGL.TWO PRACTICE RUNS BFR SPRAYING WERE ABV PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3559Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3559Q-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 188-0509 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Holms County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730715022269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730715022269A), Jul 15, 1973: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Millersburg, OH, Destroyed. Hit pwr line aprx 30FT AGL.two practice runs bfr spraying were abv pwr lines.

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.

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