# NTSB IAD75DLQ06: Cessna 188, N5689J, Owensboro, KY, August 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1974
- Place: Owensboro, KY · OWENSBORO, KY
- Location: 37.7572° N, 87.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensboro, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7572&lon=-87.1174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2940  74/8/10    OWENSBORO,KY        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1189
        TIME - 0830                    N5689J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILES FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT LOADED WITH 100 GAL WATER FOR PRACTICE SPRAY OPN.HIT STANDING WATER ON RWY.DMGD WING AND ELEV
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5689J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5689J-2013-06-13), registration cancelled 2013-06-13, S/N 18800639, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (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: Miles Farm

## 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 19740810027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810027909A), Aug 10, 1974: Cessna A188A, Owensboro, KY, Substantial damage. Acft loaded with 100 gal water for practice spray opn. Hit standing water on rwy. Dmgd wing and elev

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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