# Accident 19970811021659A: Cessna A188B, Britton, SD, August 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Britton, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7806° N, 97.7409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7806&lon=-97.7409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91919, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91919) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811021659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND, SPUN, AND CAME TO REST. (.4) THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING IN THE COCKPIT AS HE DESCENDED DOWN ON A FIELD WHILE CALIBRATING THE SPRAY EQUIPMENT. THE NEXT THING THE PILOT REMEMBERS IS THE AIRPLANE HITTING THE TERRAIN AND VIBRATING. HE THEN PULLED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND TURNED TO FLY TO A NEARBY ROAD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AGAIN AS HE ENTERED THE TURN. (-23) THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO CALIBRATE THE SPRAY NOZZLES. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED FROM FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FLEW INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI97LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA254), Aug 11, 1997: Cessna A188B (N91919), Britton, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain during the spray run and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn after having contacted the terrain. A factor was the…

## Other reports on N91919 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820815044569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815044569A), Aug 15, 1982: Cessna A188B (N91919), Britton, SD, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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