# NTSB NYC79FHD16: Cessna A188B, N6443G, Cedarville, NJ, June 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1979
- Place: Cedarville, NJ · CEDARVILLE, NJ
- Location: 39.3386° N, 75.2142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedarville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3386&lon=-75.2142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2180  79/6/15    CEDARVILLE,NJ       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1200
        TIME - 0640                    N6443G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDARVILLE,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3                   SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6443G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6443G-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 18801195T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790615021839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615021839A), Jun 15, 1979: Cessna A188B, Cedarville, NJ, Destroyed. Hit trees on edge of field during spray run. Factor blinded by sun.

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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