# NTSB investigations: Cessna A188B, AK

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA109.md): Cessna A188-B · Bettles, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1999 · N731UW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was soft terrain.
- [NTSB ANC98LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA066.md): Cessna 188B · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1998 · N9247G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to identify an unsafe/hazardous taxiway condition. A factor associated with this accident was the presence of rough and uneven terrain conditions.
- [NTSB ANC88LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA134.md): Cessna 188B · Skwentna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1988 · N9037R · Substantial damage
  > The airline transport rated pilot was flying a load of gasoline in a crop duster type airplane to a residence in rural Alaska. The landing site was a river sand bar located near the residence. The pilot stated, and witnesses concur, that the airplane's main…
- [NTSB ANC85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA165.md): Cessna A188B · Gold King Creek, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1985 · N53286 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that when he landed, the acft was rolling out on its main gear in a tail low attitude, when he applied braking action. A moment later, the acft began to pitch nose down. He compensated with full up elevator, but the acft nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC85LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA141.md): Cessna 188 · Dry Creek Mine, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1985 · N53135 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that while on final apch aprx 100 ft from touchdown, the acft yawed to the left and the left wing dropped. The acft contacted the ground aprx 25 ft left of the rwy and nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC84FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA189.md): Cessna 188 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1984 · N84490 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated the acft was covered with ice but he removed the majority of it before taking off. The acft contained a 200 gal load of fuel in the hopper. The plt stated the acft accelerated slower than normal and the takeoff ground run was long. He stated…
- [NTSB ANC84LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA145.md): Cessna 188 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1984 · N731BT · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed short of the rwy at a mining strip. The plt said he encountered a downdraft and in spite of the additionof full power the acft descended to the ground. The acft was loaded with 150 gallons of diesel fuel in the hopper and the plt attempted to…
- [NTSB ANC84LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA087.md): Cessna A188B · Kantishna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1984 · N6532G · Substantial damage
  > The acft encountered uneven terrain during landing & rolled over. There were no acft malfunctions according to the plt. The plt to date has not filed an accident report. In a telephonic interview he said he encountered the uneven terrain during landing…
- [NTSB ANC83FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA095.md): Cessna C-188 · Noatak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1983 · N731CN · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with the runway at the mid-point in a 30 degree nose low attitude during takeoff. According to the pilot the takeoff was started at the north end of the 5000 foot runway and after 500 feet the acft lifted off normally. The pilot then relaxed…
- [NTSB ANC77DAA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA49.md): Cessna A188B · Prospect Crk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 2, 1977 · N9037R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA17.md): Cessna 188B · Livengood, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1975 · N48308 · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AK' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073005'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073005&state=AK

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