# NTSB FTW76FQG86: Cessna A188, N3502Q, Dimmitt, TX, July 29, 1976 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed - Date: July 29, 1976 - Place: Dimmitt, TX · DIMMITT, TX - Location: 34.5449° N, 102.3068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dimmitt, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5449&lon=-102.3068&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 26, 1976 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 155356 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG86 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG86 ## NTSB brief (aircraft 2) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2589  76/7/29    DIMMITT,TX          CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 9300         TIME - 0715                    N8007V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 506 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           DIMMITT,TX                  LOCAL         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT         FACTOR(S)            PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW          SPECIAL DATA           TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS           KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC           PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED           GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED           COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED           TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT           ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3900                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  90                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90           VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES           ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED ``` ## NTSB brief (aircraft 1) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2589  76/7/29    DIMMITT,TX          CESSNA A188         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 8000         TIME - 0715                    N3502Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           DIMMITT,TX                  LOCAL         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT         FACTOR(S)            PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW          SPECIAL DATA           TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS           KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC           PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED           GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED           COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED           TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT           ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3900                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND           PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  90                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90           VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO           ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED          FIRE AFTER IMPACT ``` ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N3502Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3502Q-1976-11-15), registration cancelled 1976-11-15, S/N 188-0452 (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 ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N8007V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8007V), registered now, S/N 188-0257, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A188 - Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19760729030312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729030312A), Jul 29, 1976: Cessna A188, Dimmitt, TX, Destroyed - [Accident 19760729030311A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729030311A), Jul 29, 1976: Cessna A188, Dimmitt, TX, Substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.