# NTSB OAK72DVM03: Cessna 188, N8036V, Salinas, CA, August 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1971
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3001  71/8/10    SALINAS,CALIF       CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5102
        TIME - 1702                    N8036V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHULAR,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  512                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - STRAWBERRIES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ATMTD LDG W QRTRNG TAIL WND.SPRAY BOOM ON L WNG HIT WEEDS,PLT LOST CTL,ACFT NSD OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8036V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8036V-1989-12-04), registration cancelled 1989-12-04, S/N 1880286 (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
- Airport: Salinas

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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