# Accident 19790321005009A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Carter, MT, March 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Carter, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7778° N, 110.9328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carter, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7778&lon=-110.9328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21759, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21759-2014-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 984 total, 42 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DTI10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790321005009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AG AIRCRAFT RAN OFF SIDE OF ROAD ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT WING STRUCK POWER POLE. VISION OBSCURED BY SUN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA79DTI10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI10), Mar 21, 1979: Cessna 188 (N21759), Carter, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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