# NTSB MKC78DTG15: Cessna A188B, N4865R, Brocket, ND, September 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Brocket, ND · BROCKET, ND
- Location: 48.2108° N, 98.3554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brocket, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2108&lon=-98.3554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DTG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2421   78/9/9    BROCKET,ND          CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 17000
        TIME - 1700                    N4865R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROCKET,ND                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED USING R SIDE OF RWY BECAUSE CENTER WAS ROUGH. ROCKS HIDDEN BY HIGH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4865R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4865R-1982-11-03), registration cancelled 1982-11-03, S/N 18802384T (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
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19780909026129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909026129A), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Brocket, ND, Substantial damage. Plt stated using r side of rwy because center was rough. Rocks hi by high grass.

## Other investigations on N4865R (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 DEN81DTK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK19), Aug 5, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4865R), Webster, SD, 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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