# NTSB CHI81FER49: Cessna A188A, N9915G, Crookston, MN, July 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1981
- Place: Crookston, MN · CROOKSTON, MN
- Location: 47.7747° N, 96.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crookston, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7747&lon=-96.6064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1492   81/7/6    CROOKSTON,MN        CESSNA A188A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1702
        TIME - 0630                    N9915G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROOKSTON,MN                CROOKSTON,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  450                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  840                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PILOTS SECOND CLASS MEDICAL WITH WAIVER FOR NON-FUNCTIONING CONDITION OF LEGS WAS EXPIRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9915G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- 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 19810706038509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706038509A), Jul 6, 1981: Cessna A188A, Crookston, MN, Substantial damage. Allowed airspeed to deteroriate in turn-around. Struck ground. Rolled into a ditch. Class ii medical expired.

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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