# NTSB MKC77DER37: Cessna A188B, N92619, Elbow Lake, MN, April 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1977
- Place: Elbow Lake, MN · ELBOW LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.9896° N, 95.9788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elbow Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9896&lon=-95.9788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DER37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0734  77/4/25    ELBOW LAKE,MN       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1250
        TIME - 1630                    N92619              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELBOW LAKE,MN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1200
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM HWY.AVOIDING ON-COMING TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92619](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92619-1980-10-28), registration cancelled 1980-10-28, S/N 18802068T (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: 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 19770425008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770425008969A), Apr 25, 1977: Cessna A188B, Elbow Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Tkof from hwy. avoiding on-coming truck.

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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