# NTSB FTW74DRA45: Cessna 188B, N9381G, El Campo, TX, June 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1974
- Place: El Campo, TX · EL CAMPO, TX
- Location: 29.2007° N, 96.2723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Campo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2007&lon=-96.2723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1387   74/6/7    EL CAMPO,TEX        CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N9381G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   35, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 700
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAUNS FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL CAMPO,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TORQUE PLATE PN 75-42 FAILED & R BRAKE LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9381G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9381G-2007-09-18), registration cancelled 2007-09-18, S/N 18801466, built 1974 (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
- Airport: Rauns Farm

## 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 19740607015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607015649A), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna A188B, El Campo, TX, Substantial damage. Torque plate pn 75-42 failed & r brake locked.

## Other investigations on N9381G (2)

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.

- [NTSB ATL85LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA228), Jul 31, 1985: Cessna A188B (N9381G), Clanton, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL83LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA257), Jul 2, 1983: Cessna A188B (N9381G), Prattville, AL, substantial damage

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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