# NTSB MKC75DCQ48: Cessna 188, N5642J, Selden, KS, May 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1975
- Place: Selden, KS · SELDEN, KS
- Location: 39.5414° N, 100.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selden, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5414&lon=-100.5672&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 June 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1048  75/5/13    SELDEN,KS           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3274
        TIME - 2015                    N5642J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1395 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SELDEN,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3275                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      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 -  2950
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5642J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5642J), registered now, S/N 18800592, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188a) (registry code 2073006) (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 19750513011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513011659A), May 13, 1975: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Selden, 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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