# NTSB CHI72FET33: Cessna 188A, N9936G, South Bend, IN, June 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1972
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FET33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0462   72/6/3  NR.SOUTH BEND,IND     CESSNA 188A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 12000
        TIME - 1755                    N9936G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 451 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CARLISLE,IND            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  285                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LOW ALT ROLL AFTER SEEDING COMPLETED. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.076 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9936G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9936G-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 18800736, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188A
- Registry model: [Cessna 188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (registry code 2073007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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