# NTSB MKC73DCQ28: Cessna 188, N1556M, Mccune, KS, May 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1973
- Place: Mccune, KS · MCCUNE, KS
- Location: 37.3538° N, 95.0192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCune, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3538&lon=-95.0192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1068   73/5/2    MCCUNE,KANS         CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1340                    N1556M              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 28, 2274 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG KANS              PITTSBURG,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  610                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CLOVER                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  804                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- DID NOT PULL UP HIGH ENOUGH TO MISS WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1556M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1556M), registered now, S/N 18800656, built 1971 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19730502010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730502010639A), May 2, 1973: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Mccune, KS, Destroyed. Did not pull up high enough to miss wires.

## Other investigations on N1556M (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 FTW96LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA321), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna 188A (N1556M), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the prevailing crosswind.

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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