# NTSB CHI80FER63: Cessna 188, N8024V, Long Prairie, MN, August 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1980
- Place: Long Prairie, MN · LONG PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 45.9747° N, 94.8614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9747&lon=-94.8614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2467   80/8/1    LONG PRAIRIE,MN     CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 21400
        TIME - 0740                    N8024V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG PRAIRIE,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8024V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8024V-1993-08-03), registration cancelled 1993-08-03, S/N 1880274 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800801034219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801034219A), Aug 1, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA, Long Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route to spray field due to fuel exhaustion. Crash-landed in swamp. No ag certificate.

## Other investigations on N8024V (3)

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 CHI90DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DTG01), Aug 4, 1990: Cessna 188 (N8024V), Dazey, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: A BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH THE PILOT HAD TO MAKE THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB SEA69D0230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0230), Apr 11, 1969: Cessna 188 (N8024V), Genesee, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA69F0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0049), Jul 25, 1968: Cessna 188 (N8024V), Sunnyside, WA, 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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