# NTSB MKC76DTG17: Cessna 185, N1096F, Devils Lake, ND, June 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1976
- Place: Devils Lake, ND · DEVILS LAKE, ND
- Location: 48.1126° N, 98.8748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Devils Lake, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1126&lon=-98.8748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DTG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTG17

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1092  76/6/14    DEVILS LAKE,ND      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N1096F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 24, 562 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            178 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEVILS LAKE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEVILS LAKE,ND              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   35                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1450                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1096F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096F-1998-04-10), registration cancelled 1998-04-10, S/N 18502751 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Devils Lake Muni

## 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 19760614015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760614015129A), Jun 14, 1976: Cessna A185F, Devils Lake, ND, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1096F (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 MKC86LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA115), May 20, 1986: Cessna A185F (N1096F), Bernie, MO, destroyed

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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