# NTSB MKC69D0116: Cessna A188, N8081V, Scott City, KS, August 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1968
- Place: Scott City, KS · SCOTT CITY, KS
- Location: 38.4789° N, 100.9031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scott City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4789&lon=-100.9031&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 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2712  68/8/11    SCOTT CITY,KANS     CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1802                    N8081V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 50, 15433 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT CITY
        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)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      72
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          195                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT COULD NOT JETTISON LOAD DUE MALFUNCTION. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 4400 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8081V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081V), registered now, S/N 188-0331, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (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: Scott City

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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