# NTSB MKC75FCJ19: Cessna 188A, N2452U, Summerfield, KS, August 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1974
- Place: Summerfield, KS · SUMMERFIELD, KS
- Location: 39.9969° N, 96.3493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerfield, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9969&lon=-96.3493&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2938  74/8/14    SUMMERFIELD,KANS    CESSNA 188A         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1532
        TIME - 1330                    N2452U              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERTY,NEBR                SUMMERFIELD,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CLOVER                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  1285
        REMARKS- LND IN ALFALFA FLD TO TALK WITH FARMER.ACFT T/D 3 TIMES BFR GOING THRU FENCE.SPRAY LOAD APRX 680LB
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2452U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2452U-1978-08-01), registration cancelled 1978-08-01, S/N 18800652 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (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 19740814027979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740814027979A), Aug 14, 1974: Cessna A188A, Summerfield, NE, Destroyed. Lnd in alfalfa fld to talk with farmer. Acft t/d 3 times bfr going thru fence. Spray load aprx 680LB

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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