# NTSB CHI91DTG05: Cessna T188C, N2056J, Bathgate, ND, July 19, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1991, 20:30 local (Jul 19, 1991, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Bathgate, ND
- Coordinates: 48.880905, -97.470726 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8809&lon=-97.4707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91DTG05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14874/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG05

## Probable cause

A LOSS OF CONTROL INFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE CROP.

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff
  - terrain condition - crop
  - proper climb rate - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - crop

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF WITH FULL CHEMICAL AND FUEL LOAD TO INITIATE AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 80 DEGREES F. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, SETTLED AND DRAGGED A WING IN A WHEAT FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN THE WHEAT FIELD 600 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2056J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2056J-1992-07-06), registration cancelled 1992-07-06, S/N 18803346T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 03346T
- Airframe hours: 2170
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T1 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Craig Air Spray, Inc.
- Registered owner: William Craig
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 1990, 45 hours before
- Airport: 5ND3, Craig (Private), runway 18, 1,600 × 60 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 1,500 total, 145 in this make and model, 1,450 as pilot in command, 127 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 28.00 inHg

## 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 19910718028779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718028779A), Jul 18, 1991: Cessna T188C, Bathgate, ND, Substantial damage. Settled off end of strip. Spray boom caught in wheat. Struck ground and ground looped.

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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