# NTSB SEA78FYP15: Cessna A188, N5501S, Moxee, WA, March 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Moxee, WA · MOXEE, WA
- Location: 46.5642° N, 120.3967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moxee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5642&lon=-120.3967&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 April 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYP15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0513  78/3/15    MOXEE,WA            CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 14280
        TIME - 1320                    N5501S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3882 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELLERS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOXEE,WA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000
        REMARKS- ATTACH BOLT TO R AILERON CTL ROD MISSING. HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5501S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5501S-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 188-0001, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sellers Strip

## 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 19780315005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315005059A), Mar 15, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Moxee, WA, Destroyed. Attach bolt to r aileron ctl rod missing. Hit wires.

## Other investigations on N5501S (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 SEA72DYG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG02), Jul 16, 1971: Cessna A188 (N5501S), Brownstown, WA, substantial damage

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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