# NTSB CHI76DEC02: Cessna A188, N8156V, Gregory, MI, July 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1975
- Place: Gregory, MI · GREGORY, MI
- Location: 42.4584° N, 84.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gregory, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4584&lon=-84.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEC02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEC02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2498  75/7/28    GREGORY,MI          CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1401
        TIME - 1900                    N8156V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMERALD VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKBRIDGE,MI              GREGORY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  475                       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- L WING STRUCK CORN PULLED ACFT FURTHER L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8156V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8156V-1976-10-29), registration cancelled 1976-10-29, S/N 188-0406 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Emerald Valley

## 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 19750728023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728023579A), Jul 28, 1975: Cessna A188, Gregory, MI, Substantial damage. L wing struck corn pulled acft further l.

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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