# NTSB MKC78FTG09: Cessna 188B, N84677, Sheyenne, ND, June 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1978
- Place: Sheyenne, ND · SHEYENNE, ND
- Location: 47.8273° N, 99.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheyenne, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8273&lon=-99.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FTG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1213   78/6/3    SHEYENNE,ND         CESSNA 188B         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 650
        TIME - 0725                    N84677              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHEYENNE,ND                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CLOVER                                    PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE                             COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1500
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- CLOVER SEEDING-
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84677](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84677-1978-06-03), registration cancelled 1978-06-03, S/N 18801996T, 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: Destroyed

## 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 19780603012679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780603012679A), Jun 3, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Sheyenne, ND, Destroyed. Clover seeding-

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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