# NTSB CHI76DEA44: Cessna A188B, N70203, Vincennes, IN, June 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1976
- Place: Vincennes, IN · VINCENNES, IN
- Location: 38.6766° N, 87.5100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincennes, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6766&lon=-87.5100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEA44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2422  76/6/25    VINCENNES,IN        CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 951
        TIME - 1030                    N70203              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 286 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KLEIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VINCENNES,IN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  735                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO DUMP FERTILIZER,TOO WET TO FLOW. L LDG GR STRUCK AN OPEN PLOW FURROW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70203](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70203-2020-07-10), registration cancelled 2020-07-10, S/N 18801867T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Klein

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760625021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760625021629A), Jun 25, 1976: Cessna A188B, Vincennes, IN, Substantial damage. Unable to dump fertilizer,too wet to flow. L ldg gr struck an open plow furrow.

## Other investigations on N70203 (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 FTW83LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA210), Apr 28, 1983: Cessna A188B (N70203), Winsboro, LA, 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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