# NTSB FTW75FQG30: Cessna A188, N8171V, Pampa, TX, November 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1974
- Place: Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
- Location: 35.5479° N, 100.9650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pampa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5479&lon=-100.9650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FQG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3492   74/11/6   PAMPA,TEX           CESSNA A188         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1457
        TIME - 1045                    N8171V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAMPA,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3250                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT STATD LOOKD INTO COCKPIT AT VALVE CONTROL IMMEDIATLY PRIOR TO STRKNG WIRE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8171V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171V-1974-12-20), registration cancelled 1974-12-20, S/N 188-0421 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19741106037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741106037259A), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna A188, Pampa, TX, Destroyed. Plt statd lookd into cockpit at valve control immediatly prior to strkng wire

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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