# NTSB OAK72DVA02: Cessna 188, N9842V, Five Points, CA, July 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1971
- Place: Five Points, CA · FIVE POINTS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2509  71/7/11    FIVE POINTS,CALIF   CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5600
        TIME - 0200                    N9842V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIVE POINTS,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- NGT TKOF FRM DUSTER STRIP.R WING HIT CROPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9842V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9842V-1975-09-18), registration cancelled 1975-09-18, S/N 1880092 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9842V (2)

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 OAK76FVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA08), Aug 26, 1975: Cessna A188 (N9842V), Lemoore, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK75DVA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA25), Sep 24, 1974: Cessna 188 (N9842V), Lemoore, 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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