# Accident 19940819022229A: Cessna A188B, Sublette, KS, August 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1994, 07:20 local time
- Place: Sublette, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MXBG
- Location: 37.4705° N, 100.8400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4705&lon=-100.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133MC-2014-09-03) (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 IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819022229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK IRRIGATION SPRINKLER ON CLIMBOUT FROM PASTURE STRIP. LOAD TO HEAVY TO CLIMB. LOAD NOT JETTISONED IN TIME.

## 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 CHI94LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA291), Aug 19, 1994: Cessna 188 (N133MC), Sublette, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper preflight planning by the pilot. Factors associated with the accident were the delayed jettisoning of the airplane's hopper load and the inability of the airplane to climb.

## Other reports on N133MC (1)

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

- [Incident 19800729063139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800729063139I), Jul 29, 1980: Cessna A188B (N133MC), Elm Creek, NE, Minor damage. Ag pilot ran out of gas while spraying.

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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