# Accident 19800730031429A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Blue Hill, NE, July 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Blue Hill, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.3331° N, 98.4484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Hill, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3331&lon=-98.4484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9793V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9793V-2009-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,350 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730031429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF TO SPRAY FIELD AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT FENCE AND CORN FIELD.

## 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 MKC80DCJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ23), Jul 30, 1980: Cessna 188 (N9793V), Blue Hill, NE, 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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