# NTSB DEN84LA233: Cessna A188B, N9108R, Stratford, SD, July 22, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 22, 1984, 14:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place: Stratford, SD
- Coordinates: 45.309219, -98.300773 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3092&lon=-98.3008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA233
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16440/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA233

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vlof) - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - rotation - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PLT STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF ON THIS FLIGHT WITH 120 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL AND FULL FUEL TANKS. HE CONTINUED TO STATE THAT THE ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS IT HAD EARLIER THAT DAY. THE ACFT ROLLED APRX 3 QUARTERS OF THE  1/2 MILE LONG RWY BEFORE IT BECAME AIRBORNE. THE ACFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND IN FRONT OF A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RWY. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ACFT ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9108R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802121T
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Husky Spray Service
- Registered owner: Aerial Crop Cop, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport: Husky Spray Strip, runway 18, 2,600 ×  ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 4,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 47,001 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °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 19840722034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840722034089A), Jul 22, 1984: Cessna A188B, Stratford, SD, Substantial damage. Aircraft settled after liftoff. Struck a fence, trees and overturned in a ditch. Fuel pressure low but not involved

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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