# Accident 19930807028039A: Cessna A188B, Martin, SD, August 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Martin, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LKTG
- Location: 43.1706° N, 101.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1706&lon=-101.7199&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807028039A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON WEED COVERED ROAD. OVER CORRECTED. ROTATED 180 DEGREES. SLID ITO DITCH

## 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 CHI93LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA314), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 188 (N78516), Martin, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N78516 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900604021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604021439A), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna A188B (N78516), Martin, SD, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from soft unmowed grass strip near full load. Lifted,settled,hit water pond. Stopped nose down.

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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