# NTSB MKC77DCQ52: Cessna 188, N9899V, Meade, KS, August 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1977
- Place: Meade, KS · MEADE, KS
- Location: 37.2836° N, 100.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meade, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2836&lon=-100.3430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2451   77/8/8  NR.MEADE,KS           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2675
        TIME - 0700                    N9899V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MEADE,KS                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  130                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  2600                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9899V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9899V-2013-06-10), registration cancelled 2013-06-10, S/N 188-0149, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, 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 19770808018869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770808018869A), Aug 8, 1977: Cessna 188CESSNA, Meade, KS, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9899V (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 MKC73DCQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ38), Jun 27, 1973: Cessna 188 (N9899V), North Fowler, KS, 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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