# NTSB FTW76DPG37: Cessna 188, N9956G, Marker Tree, AR, November 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1975
- Place: Marker Tree, AR · MARKER TREE, AR
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3643  75/11/21 NR.MARKER TREE,AR     CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3000
        TIME - 1645                    N9956G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DUSTER ST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MARKER TREE,AR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE & ENG SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9956G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956G-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 18800756, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Duster St

## 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 19751121038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751121038819A), Nov 21, 1975: Cessna A188A, Marker Tree, AR, Substantial damage. Prop blade & eng separated.

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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