# NTSB DEN80FTI07: Cessna 188B, N9172G, Havre, MT, May 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1980
- Place: Havre, MT · HAVRE, MT
- Location: 48.5419° N, 109.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havre, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5419&lon=-109.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1822  80/5/17  NR.HAVRE,MT           CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1105
        TIME - 0815                    N9172G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINOOK,MT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  365                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 -  2600                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9172G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9172G), registered now, S/N 18801408T, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (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 19800517014129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517014129A), May 17, 1980: Cessna 188B, Havre, MT, Substantial damage. Wheel ran off edge of sod runway on landing roll. Airplane nosed over when wheel sank into mud.

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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