# Accident 20110721014349A: Cessna A188B, Devils Lake, ND, July 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2011, 19:00 local time
- Place: Devils Lake, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CTWG
- Location: 48.0347° N, 98.9344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0347&lon=-98.9344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AU-2018-03-06) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA502) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110721014349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS "BEHIND THE POWER CURVE" WHILE MANUEVERING THE AGRICUTURAL AIRCRAFT DURING APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL PRODUCT.  THIS RESULTED IN A STALL, DURING WHICH HE JETTISONED THE LOAD OF MIXTURE.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND WITH LEFT WING AND MAIN GEAR RESULTING IN THE GEAR BREAKING OFF THE AIRCRAFT.THE PILOT WAS APPLYING CHEMICAL TO HIS OWN CROPS.

## 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 CEN11CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA502), Jul 22, 2011: Cessna A188B (N731AU), Devils Lake, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall during the aerial application.

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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