# NTSB IAD77FLQ24: Cessna A188B, N9621G, Shepardsville, KY, September 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1977
- Place: Shepardsville, KY · SHEPARDSVILLE, KY
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2696  77/9/16    SHEPARDSVILLE,KY    CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 10030
        TIME - 1450                    N9621G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHEPARDSVILLE,KY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  650
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9621G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9621G-1988-02-16), registration cancelled 1988-02-16, S/N 18801565T (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
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19770916031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770916031869A), Sep 16, 1977: Cessna A188B, Shepardsville, KY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9621G (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 CHI80DEX23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX23), Jul 11, 1980: Cessna 188B (N9621G), Saluda, IN, 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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