# NTSB MKC73DCQ38: Cessna 188, N9899V, North Fowler, KS, June 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1973
- Place: North Fowler, KS · NORTH FOWLER, KS
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1720  73/6/27    NORTH FOWLER,KANS   CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 65, 22000
        TIME - 0930                    N9899V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEADE,KANS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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 -  2500
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO APCHG GND VEHICLE IN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9899V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9899V-2013-06-10), registration cancelled 2013-06-10, S/N 188-0149, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19730627016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730627016999A), Jun 27, 1973: Cessna 188CESSNA, North Fowler, KS, Substantial damage. Plt attn diverted to apchg gnd vehicle in fld.

## Other investigations on N9899V (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 MKC77DCQ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ52), Aug 8, 1977: Cessna 188 (N9899V), Meade, KS, 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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