# NTSB FTW79DPA11: Cessna 188, N70190, Pecan Gap, TX, March 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1979
- Place: Pecan Gap, TX · PECAN GAP, TX
- Location: 33.4390° N, 95.8531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecan Gap, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4390&lon=-95.8531&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 April 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0332   79/3/9  NR.PECAN GAP,TX       CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4175
        TIME - 0730                    N70190              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3516 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRISCOE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PECAN GAP,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  565
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70190-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 18801860T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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: Briscoe Field

## 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 19790309004349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004349A), Mar 9, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA, Pecan Gap, TX, Substantial damage. Ag acft failed to remain airborne after liftoff and settled into trees at end of runway.

## Other investigations on N70190 (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 FTW75DRA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA32), May 31, 1975: Cessna 188B (N70190), Winnie, TX, 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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