# NTSB MKC79DCJ29: Cessna A188B, N9275R, Hartington, NE, July 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1979
- Place: Hartington, NE · HARTINGTON, NE
- Location: 42.6201° N, 97.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartington, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6201&lon=-97.2673&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 December 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2699  79/7/12    HARTINGTON,NE       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2221
        TIME - 0700                    N9275R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTINGTON,NE               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9275R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9275R-2004-06-23), registration cancelled 2004-06-23, S/N 18802203T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- 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: Hartington 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 19790712031619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712031619A), Jul 12, 1979: Cessna A188B, Hartington, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine failure. No malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N9275R (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 CHI99LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA152), May 16, 1999: Cessna A188B (N9275R), Lincoln, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the altitude/clearance not obtained by the pilot and the unsuitable takeoff area selected by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the high, soft, and wet grass runway.

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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