# NTSB LAX80DVA17: Cessna 188B, N5928G, Dos Palos, CA, February 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1980
- Place: Dos Palos, CA · DOS PALOS, CA
- Location: 36.9854° N, 120.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dos Palos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9854&lon=-120.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0471  80/2/24  NR.DOS PALOS,CA       CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 626
        TIME - 1300                    N5928G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARMON AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DOS PALOS,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  125                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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
        REMARKS- TRACTOR PARKED ON DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5928G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5928G-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 18801164T, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Harmon Ag Strip

## 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 19800224004349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224004349A), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna A188B, Dos Palos, CA, Destroyed. Tried to take off with overloaded airplane. Dumped load. Stalled off end of runway avoiding obstacles.

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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