# NTSB SEA68F0245: Cessna A188, N9734V, Central Pont, OR, January 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1968
- Place: Central Pont, OR · CENTRAL PONT, OR
- Location: 42.3765° N, 122.9104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Central Point, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3765&lon=-122.9104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0245
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0245

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2530   68/1/6    CENTRAL PONT,OREG   CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1600
        TIME - 1410                    N9734V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDFORD-JACKSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  150                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          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 USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1330
        REMARKS- DUSTING BLUE GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9734V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Medford-Jackson

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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