# NTSB LAX80DVA60: Cessna 188TC, N3822J, Kingsburg, CA, July 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1980
- Place: Kingsburg, CA · KINGSBURG, CA
- Location: 36.5252° N, 119.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5252&lon=-119.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1934  80/7/29  NR.KINGSBURG,CA       CESSNA 188TC        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2254
        TIME - 1030                    N3822J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1790 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VISALIA-DINUBA,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
        REMARKS- A/C STRUCK SIDE OF DITCH ON LNDG IN ALFALFA FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3822J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188TC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alfalfa Field

## 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 19800729035089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800729035089A), Jul 29, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA, Kingsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Landed in alfalfa field after spray run. Airplane slid sideways on alfalfa, collapsed landing gear.

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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