# NTSB FTW80FRA39: Cessna A188B, N731RK, Danevang, TX, June 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1980
- Place: Danevang, TX · DANEVANG, TX
- Location: 29.0575° N, 96.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danevang, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0575&lon=-96.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0761  80/6/23  NR.DANEVANG,TX        CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1998
        TIME - 1730                    N731RK              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1590 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DANEVANG,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1998                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  92                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE HOUSING DISCONNECTED FRM BRACKET. THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731RK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731RK-1983-05-10), registration cancelled 1983-05-10, S/N 18803094T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800623022549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623022549A), Jun 23, 1980: Cessna A188B, Danevang, TX, Substantial damage. Opened throttle to taxi after landing. Throttle went full open. Hit levee. Throttle housing firewall bracket failed

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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