# NTSB MKC79FCD25: Cessna 188B, N4465Q, Iowa Falls, IA, June 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1979
- Place: Iowa Falls, IA · IOWA FALLS, IA
- Location: 42.5192° N, 93.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa Falls, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5192&lon=-93.2673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2766  79/6/30    IOWA FALLS,IA       CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 8100
        TIME - 1355                    N4465Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2112 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMPTON,IA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2112                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  1150                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLY UNDER.PLT WORKED ALONG 6 1/2 OF 7 HRS PRIOR TO ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4465Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4465Q-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 18800865, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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 19790630022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630022219A), Jun 30, 1979: Cessna A188B, Iowa Falls, IA, Destroyed. Hit power lines while spraying a field. Factor; pilot fatigue.

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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