# NTSB OAK76FVG87: Cessna 188, N4450Q, Dixon, CA, June 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Dixon, CA · DIXON, CA
- Location: 38.4475° N, 121.8242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dixon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4475&lon=-121.8242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVG87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1850  76/6/27  NR.DIXON,CA           CESSNA 188          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27,
        TIME - 0600                    N4450Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 1900
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DIXON,CA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  40                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRE,EXPLOSION IN HOPPER TANK CONTAINING SULUR DUST.IGNITION SOURCE UNDETERMINED.DUSTNG SUGAR BEET
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4450Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4450Q-1976-09-13), registration cancelled 1976-09-13, S/N 18800850, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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 19760627022799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627022799A), Jun 27, 1976: Cessna A188B, Dixon, CA, Destroyed. Fire,explosion in hopper tank containing sulur dust. Ignition source undetermined. Dustng sugar beet

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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