# Accident 19790628020109A: Cessna 188B, Donaldson, MI, June 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1979, 19:26 local time
- Place: Donaldson, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3167° N, 84.3636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Donaldson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3167&lon=-84.3636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8239G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8239G-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,970 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FER51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628020109A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRES DURING PULL UP FROM A SWATH RUN. AIRCRAFT STALLED. NOSED INTO GROUND.

## 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 MKC79FER51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER51), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna A188B (N8239G), Donaldson, MN, 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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