# NTSB MKC76FCD08: Cessna A188, N3560Q, Onawa, IA, September 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1975
- Place: Onawa, IA · ONAWA, IA
- Location: 42.0265° N, 96.0909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Onawa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0265&lon=-96.0909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3157   75/9/1    ONAWA,IA            CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2375
        TIME - 0820                    N3560Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITING,IA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  180                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - 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 -  1000
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED INTO CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3560Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3560Q-2010-12-22), registration cancelled 2010-12-22, S/N 188-0510, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (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 19750901027509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901027509A), Sep 1, 1975: Cessna A188, Onawa, IA, Substantial damage. Acft settled into corn.

## Other investigations on N3560Q (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 FTW70F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0015), Jun 5, 1969: Cessna A188 (N3560Q), Vinton, LA, 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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