# Accident 19910713027439A: Cessna A188B, Hecla, SD, July 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hecla, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: COUG
- Location: 45.8803° N, 98.1493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8803&lon=-98.1493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9399G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9399G-2000-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,594 total, 587 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027439A

## Narrative

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

POOR CLIMB ON LIFT OFF JETTISONED LOAD WITH HEAD DOWN. ALLOWED SPRAY RIG TO CATCH IN CROP. CRASHED . WIND VARIABLE.

## 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 CHI91DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTK02), Jul 13, 1991: Cessna 188/B (N9399G), Hecla, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AS HE ATTEMPTED TO JETTISON A LOAD OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL AFTER THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE…

## Other reports on N9399G (1)

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

- [Accident 19760608013829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608013829A), Jun 8, 1976: Cessna A188B (N9399G), Shelby, MS, 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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