# Accident 19960630022499A: Cessna A188B, Waterford City, ND, June 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Waterford City, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7991° N, 103.2699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7991&lon=-103.2699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21744, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21744-1999-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630022499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLAGGER JAMMED IN FLIGHT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON ROAD. AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A DITCH. (-23) ON JUNE 30, 1996, AT 0930 MDT, A CESSNA A118B, N21744, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING ON A BLACK TOP ROAD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING AS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WHEN THE FLAGGER SYSTEM JAMMED, THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE FLAGGER. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WATFORD CITY, ND.

## 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 CHI96LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA303), Jun 30, 1996: Cessna A188B (N21744), Watford City, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing on a road.

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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