# NTSB MKC75FTK16: Cessna 188T, N9246G, Freeman, SD, May 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1975
- Place: Freeman, SD · FREEMAN, SD
- Location: 43.3475° N, 97.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeman, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3475&lon=-97.4308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FTK16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTK16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1043   75/5/1    FREEMAN,SD          CESSNA 188T         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 825
        TIME - 0830                    N9246G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEMAN,SD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1500
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK POLE ON L SHOULDER OF ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9246G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9246G-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 18801434T, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188T
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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

## 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 19750501010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501010549A), May 1, 1975: Cessna A188B, Freeman, SD, Substantial damage. Acft struck pole on l shoulder of road.

## Other investigations on N9246G (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 CHI77DEV31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV31), Jul 2, 1977: Cessna 188B (N9246G), Duquoin, IL, 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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