# NTSB SEA79FYA18: Cessna 188, N8225G, Aberdeen, ID, June 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1979
- Place: Aberdeen, ID · ABERDEEN, ID
- Location: 42.9441° N, 112.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9441&lon=-112.8384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1346  79/6/29  NR.ABERDEEN,ID        CESSNA 188          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0720                    N8225G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 30, 1504 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4540
        REMARKS- PLTS BLOOD CHOLINESTERASE LEVEL .69 UMOLES/ML/MIN,NORMAL 3.35-5.67.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8225G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8225G-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 18801257 (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

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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