# NTSB FTW74FPM27: Cessna 188B, N9541G, Dustin, OK, June 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1974
- Place: Dustin, OK · DUSTIN, OK
- Location: 35.2712° N, 96.0278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dustin, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2712&lon=-96.0278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (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): 126453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1374  74/6/13    DUSTIN,OKLA         CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1056
        TIME - 0545                    N9541G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 540 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUSTIN,OKLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- 4 INCH GRASS IN PASTURE. HILL AT DEP END,TREES AT OTHER END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9541G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9541G), registered now, S/N 18801521, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19740613015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740613015709A), Jun 13, 1974: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Dustin, OK, Destroyed. 4 Inch grass in pasture. Hill at dep end,trees at other end.

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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