# NTSB OAK78FVA67: Cessna A188, N8003V, Chowchilla, CA, August 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Chowchilla, CA · CHOWCHILLA, CA
- Location: 37.1161° N, 120.2420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chowchilla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1161&lon=-120.2420&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVA67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1753   78/8/1  NR.CHOWCHILLA,CA      CESSNA A188         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N8003V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 31, 2200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSEN RANCH,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  210                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLAGGER FAILED TO CLEAR FLIGHT PATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8003V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8003V-1982-09-11), registration cancelled 1982-09-11, S/N 1880253 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780801020839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801020839A), Aug 1, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Chowchilla, CA, Destroyed. Flagger failed to clear flight path.

## Other investigations on N8003V (1)

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 OAK68D0172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0172), Oct 8, 1967: Cessna A188 (N8003V), Madera, CA, destroyed

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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