# Accident 19900604021439A: Cessna A188B, Martin, SD, June 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1990, 17:20 local time
- Place: Martin, SD
- Airport: Martin Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LKTG
- Location: 43.1697° N, 101.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1697&lon=-101.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78516, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78516-2017-05-31) (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 A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604021439A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM SOFT UNMOWED GRASS STRIP NEAR FULL LOAD. LIFTED,SETTLED,HIT WATER POND. STOPPED NOSE DOWN.

## 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 DEN90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA125), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 188A (N78516), Martin, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ON-GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE OPTIMUM TAKEOFF FLAPS FOR THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED, AND THE SOFT…

## Other reports on N78516 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930807028039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807028039A), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna A188B (N78516), Martin, SD, Substantial damage. Lost directional control, on takeoff roll on weed covered road. Over corrected. Rotated 180 degrees. Slid ito ditch

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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