# NTSB SEA68F0331: Cessna A188, N8015V, The Dalles, OR, April 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1968
- Place: The Dalles, OR · THE DALLES, OR
- Location: 45.5984° N, 121.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Dalles, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5984&lon=-121.1524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0331

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3441  68/4/17    THE DALLES,OREG     CESSNA A188         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N8015V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 43, 16137 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- OWNERS HANDBOOK STATES NO ACROBATICS SHOULD BE PERFORMED WITH SPRAY EQUIP INSTALLED. FLAPS 30 DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8015V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015V-1968-08-23), registration cancelled 1968-08-23, S/N 1880265 (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: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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