# NTSB OAK69D0314: Cessna 188, N8098V, Exeter, CA, May 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1969
- Place: Exeter, CA · EXETER, CA
- Location: 36.2941° N, 119.1460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Exeter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2941&lon=-119.1460&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 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0314
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0314

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1162  69/5/14    EXETER,CALIF        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0345                    N8098V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 30, 4954 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRUNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FAILED TO USE FULL POWER ON T/O. PLT UNAWARE HOPPER WAS FULL OF WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8098V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8098V-1982-09-01), registration cancelled 1982-09-01, S/N 188-0348 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pruner

## Other investigations on N8098V (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK72DVA67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA67), Apr 14, 1972: Cessna 188 (N8098V), Madera, CA, 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.

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