# NTSB OAK76FVG10: Cessna A188B, N6936G, Vacaville, CA, July 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1975
- Place: Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2983  75/7/23    VACAVILLE,CA        CESSNA A188B        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 18000
        TIME - 0800                    N6936G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VACAVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VACAVILLE,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
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  38                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- DUSTING SUGAR BEETS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6936G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6936G-1975-11-08), registration cancelled 1975-11-08, S/N 18801216T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Vacaville

## 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 19750723030779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723030779A), Jul 23, 1975: Cessna A188B, Vacaville, CA, Destroyed. Dusting sugar beets.

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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