# Accident 19980704030279A: Cessna A188B, Strandquist, MN, July 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1998, 13:57 local time
- Place: Strandquist, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G3DG
- Location: 48.4907° N, 96.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4907&lon=-96.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5829G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5829G-2001-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980704030279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO STRIKE TREES DURING PULL UP AT END OF SOUTH TO NORTH SPRAY RUNS. AFTER STRIKING TREES, AIRCRAFT ENTERED LEFT TURN AND STRUCK GROUND 1/2 MILE WEST OF TREES. ON SCENE EXAMINATION OF WRECKAGE REVEALED TWO LARGE CRASH MARKS IN LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING.  LEFT SPRAY BOOM NOT WITH WRECKAGE, NOT LOCATED.

## 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 CHI98LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA238), Jul 4, 1998: Cessna A188B (N5829G), Strandquist, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maneuver to avoid obstructions. A factor was the trees.

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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