# NTSB investigations: Cessna A188B, SD

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 CEN20LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA309.md): Cessna A188 · Corsica, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2020 · N53163 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
- [NTSB CHI97LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA254.md): Cessna A188B · Britton, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1997 · N91919 · Substantial damage
  > 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 pilot's diverted attention.
- [NTSB CHI94LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA012.md): Cessna A188B · Wall, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1993 · N4788Q · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the type (make and model) of airplane.
- [NTSB CHI93LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA314.md): Cessna 188 · Martin, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1993 · N78516 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB CHI91DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTK02.md): Cessna 188/B · Hecla, SD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 13, 1991 · N9399G · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control as he attempted to jettison a load of agricultural chemical after the airplane failed to climb after takeoff. Factors associated with the accident are an attempted downwind takeoff by the pilot.
- [NTSB DEN90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA125.md): Cessna 188A · Martin, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1990 · N78516 · Substantial damage
  > The on-ground loss of control during the takeoff ground run. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's failure to use optimum takeoff flaps for the runway conditions that existed, and the soft wet runway surface.
- [NTSB DEN83LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA159.md): Cessna 188B · Pierre, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1983 · N8965G · Substantial damage
  > The plt was making practice swath runs with a load of water. During the third turn, at about 100 ft AGL, the eng stopped, according to the plt. The acft then landed hard & cartwheeled. No eng malfunctions were found.
- [NTSB DEN82DA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA173.md): Cessna A188B · Britton, SD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 16, 1982 · N91919 · Substantial damage
  > When the pilot departed to spray the last field for that day, he estimated that he had 19 to 20 gallons of fuel remaining. He figured it would take about 16 to 17 gallons of fuel to complete the job. About 1 hr later, as he was returning to land, the engine…
- [NTSB DEN81DTK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK19.md): Cessna A188B · Webster, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1981 · N4865R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN80DTK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTK12.md): Cessna A188B · Pierre, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1980 · N4487Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79DTK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK24.md): Cessna 188B · Ashton, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 14, 1979 · N731CS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FTK33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK33.md): Cessna A188B · Doland, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1978 · N731LH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FTK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK16.md): Cessna 188 · Hayes, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 23, 1978 · N9510G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77DTK28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK28.md): Cessna 188B · Turton, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 27, 1977 · N91974 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FTK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTK16.md): Cessna 188T · Freeman, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 1, 1975 · N9246G · 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" = 'SD' 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=SD

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