# NTSB MKC78DCJ31: Cessna 188B, N4818R, Crete, NE, July 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1978
- Place: Crete, NE · CRETE, NE
- Location: 40.6248° N, 96.9525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crete, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6248&lon=-96.9525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1859  78/7/19    CRETE,NE            CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2566
        TIME - 0700                    N4818R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRETE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRETE,NE                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2530                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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 -  1498                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4818R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4818R-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 18802338, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- 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
- Airport: Crete Muni

## 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 19780719017259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719017259A), Jul 19, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Crete, NE, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4818R (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 FTW81DPD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD15), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 188 (N4818R), Throckmorton, TX, 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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