# Accident 19970713018259A: Cessna A188B, Aitkin, MN, July 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1997, 14:10 local time
- Place: Aitkin, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.5306° N, 93.7090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5306&lon=-93.7090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9746G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9746G-2015-05-19) (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, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970713018259A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER LANDING. NO AG OPERATING CERTIFICATE. GROSS WEIGHT NOT REPORTED. (-23) ON JULY 13, 1997, AT 1410 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA A188B, N9746G, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON INITIAL CLIMB THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT SET THE AIRPLANE DOWN IN A FIELD WHERE DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137.  A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT ON FILE.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AITKIN, MINNESOTA, AT 1410 CDT.

## 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 CHI97LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA210), Jul 13, 1997: Cessna A188B (N9746G), Aitkin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the wet/soft terrain in the emergency landing area.

## Other reports on N9746G (2)

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

- [Incident 19830419019329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830419019329I), Apr 19, 1983: Cessna 188CESSNA (N9746G), Hornbeck, TN, Minor damage. Fuel line ruptured. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Landed in a soft field with brakes on. Flipped over.
- [Accident 19750829025719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750829025719A), Aug 29, 1975: Cessna A188B (N9746G), Minter City, MS, Substantial damage. Plt made svl atmts to bounce acft into air.8 flt hrs logged day of acdt.

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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