# NTSB CHI82FA174: Cessna A188, N9819V, Blue Earth, MN, May 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 19, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Blue Earth, MN
- Coordinates: 43.630596, -94.089653 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6306&lon=-94.0897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69988/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA174

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - tree(s)
  - pull-up - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE FLAGMAN STATED THAT DURING THE SWATH RUN THE ACFT WAS FOLLOWING THE CONTOUR OF THE FIELD. THE FLAGMAN THOUGHT THE PLT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE FIELD & WAS ABOUT TO CALL HIM ON THE RADIO WHEN THE ACFT PULLED UP TO ABOUT A 45 DEG NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE LEFT WING THEN STRUCK A TREE. THIS WAS THE PLT'S FIRST AERIAL APPLICATION JOB FOR THE SEASON. THE PLT HAD PRACTICED AERIAL APPLICATION FOR TWO HOURS THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9819V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9819V-1982-09-11), registration cancelled 1982-09-11, S/N 188-0069 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1880069
- Airframe hours: 1985
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Blue Earth Flying Service, Inc
- Registered owner: Blue Earth Flying Service, Inc
- Departed: 8Y0, BLUE EARTH, MN
- Destination: 8Y0, BLUE EARTH, MN
- Airport: 8Y0

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,100 total, 4 in this make and model, 1,050 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 23° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820519016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519016709A), May 19, 1982: Cessna A188, Blue Earth, MN, Destroyed. Ag aircraft hit tree on first pass during spraying operation.

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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