# NTSB DEN81FTI08: Cessna 188B, N4827Q, Turner, MT, May 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1981
- Place: Turner, MT · TURNER, MT
- Location: 48.8469° N, 108.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turner, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8469&lon=-108.4005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTI08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3310  81/5/27  NR.TURNER,MT          CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 12000
        TIME - 0800                    N4827Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TURNER,MT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- STRUCK TOP OF SMALL KNOLL WHILE CROSSING FLD TO MAKE CLEANUP SWATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4827Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4827Q-1983-12-09), registration cancelled 1983-12-09, S/N 18802563T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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 19810527030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810527030129A), May 27, 1981: Cessna A188B, Turner, MT, Destroyed. Airplane struck a small knoll in rolling terrain during an ag 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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