# NTSB FTW76DRA51: Cessna 188, N9890V, Madisonville, TX, July 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1976
- Place: Madisonville, TX · MADISONVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.9540° N, 95.9093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madisonville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9540&lon=-95.9093&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 October 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2578  76/7/22    MADISONVILLE,TX     CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1900
        TIME - 0730                    N9890V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NETTLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISONVILLE,TX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED FROM SHORT UPSLOPE RUNWAY. WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9890V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9890V-1999-05-19), registration cancelled 1999-05-19, S/N 188-0140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nettles

## Other investigations on N9890V (1)

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 ATL99LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA005), Oct 10, 1998: Cessna 188 (N9890V), Patrick, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the number 2 piston for undetermined reasons.

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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