# NTSB MKC76FCJ52: Cessna A188B, N72336, Harvard, NE, July 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1976
- Place: Harvard, NE · HARVARD, NE
- Location: 40.6201° N, 98.0961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6201&lon=-98.0961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCJ52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2278  76/7/20    HARVARD,NE          CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 7650
        TIME - 1145                    N72336              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 4553 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVARD STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVARD,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - TEST
          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 - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1816                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT ENTERED STEEP BANK AND STRUCK GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72336](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72336-1978-03-27), registration cancelled 1978-03-27, S/N 18801946T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harvard State

## 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 19760720025739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720025739A), Jul 20, 1976: Cessna A188B, Harvard, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft entered steep bank and struck ground in a nose low attitude.

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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