# NTSB MKC79DER44: Cessna 188, N9709G, Gully, MN, May 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1979
- Place: Gully, MN · GULLY, MN
- Location: 47.7684° N, 95.6229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gully, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7684&lon=-95.6229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3841  79/5/31    GULLY,MN            CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1358
        TIME - 1115                    N9709G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 422 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULLY,MN                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF FM BLACK TOP ROAD,PLT'S SEAT SLID BACK & PLT WAS UN TO REACH RUDDER PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9709G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9709G-2013-07-01), registration cancelled 2013-07-01, S/N 18801579, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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

## 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 19790531013589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531013589A), May 31, 1979: Cessna A188B, Gully, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control when his seat slid back on takeoff roll.

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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