# NTSB OAK75DVA25: Cessna 188, N9842V, Lemoore, CA, September 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1974
- Place: Lemoore, CA · LEMOORE, CA
- Location: 36.2953° N, 119.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemoore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2953&lon=-119.7973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2835  74/9/24    LEMOORE,CALIF       CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N9842V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 34, 2660 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARLOW STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEMOORE,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1900                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- ON TAKE-OFF ROLL ACFT RT WING STRUCK HEDGES ALONG SIDE OF RNWY.ACFT PARKED CLOSE TO OTR SIDE.
```

## 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
- Airport: Barlow Strip

## 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 19740924032509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740924032509A), Sep 24, 1974: Cessna A188, Lemoore, CA, Substantial damage. On take-off roll acft rt wing struck hedges along side of rnwy. Acft parked close to otr side.

## 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 OAK72DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA02), Jul 11, 1971: Cessna 188 (N9842V), Five Points, 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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