# NTSB MKC77DCQ32: Cessna 188, N53376, Cawker City, KS, April 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1977
- Place: Cawker City, KS · CAWKER CITY, KS
- Location: 39.5095° N, 98.4331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cawker City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5095&lon=-98.4331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ32

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0589  77/4/19    CAWKER CITY,KS      CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0630                    N53376              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 33, 2300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSBORNE,KS                  CAWKER CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1400
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53376](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53376-2006-08-23), registration cancelled 2006-08-23, S/N 18801795T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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 19770419008119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770419008119A), Apr 19, 1977: Cessna A188B, Cawker City, KS, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N53376 (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 CHI95LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA274), Aug 14, 1995: Cessna 188 (N53376), Meade, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue failure of the propeller blade, and inadequate maintenance inspection performed by the propeller shop.

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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