# NTSB OAK76FVA51: Cessna 188C, N4451Q, Lemoore, CA, March 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1976
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1338  76/3/26    LEMOORE,CA          CESSNA 188C         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 9500
        TIME - 1455                    N4451Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEMOORE,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  280                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT DIED 3/29/76. SPRAYING ALFALFA.PLT SUFFERED FM MENTAL STRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4451Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4451Q-1976-05-17), registration cancelled 1976-05-17, S/N 18800851, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188C
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760326007189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326007189A), Mar 26, 1976: Cessna A188B, Lemoore, CA, Destroyed. Plt died 3/29/76. Spraying alfalfa. Plt suffered fm mental strain.

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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