# NTSB DEN82DTI12: Cessna A188B, N731AT, Carter, MT, April 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 31, 1982, 17:00 local (Apr 1, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Carter, MT
- Location: 47.7778° N, 110.9328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carter, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7778&lon=-110.9328&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DTI12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70148/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTI12

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE OWNER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT LANDED ON A ROAD IN A CROSSWIND CONDITION. THE PURPOSE FOR LANDING WAS TO RELOAD FOR FERTILIZER APPLICATION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731AT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AT-1992-03-02), registration cancelled 1992-03-02, S/N 18802750T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802750T
- Airframe hours: 1115
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Wm. Flohse
- Registered owner: Wm. Flohse
- Departed: CARTER, MT
- Destination: CARTER, MT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 11,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 45 statute miles
- Temperature: 126 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19820331007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820331007439A), Mar 31, 1982: Cessna A188B, Carter, MT, Substantial damage. Ran off dirt road into a ditch while landing in gusty crosswind. Airplane flipped over.

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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