# Incident 19860527030129I: Cessna A188A, Watertown, SD, May 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.9092° N, 97.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9092&lon=-97.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9980G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9980G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860527030129I

## Narrative

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

DURING A SWATH RUN, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING HIT A TREE STUMP.

## Other reports on N9980G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950729020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729020959A), Jul 29, 1995: Cessna A188A (N9980G), Bremen, ND, Destroyed. Settled on spray run. Tried land full power. Hit fence post. Was well over gross weight. Failed dump load. (-23) the aircraft, operated under FAR 137 for the…

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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