# NTSB MKC79DTK24: Cessna 188B, N731CS, Ashton, SD, August 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1979
- Place: Ashton, SD · ASHTON, SD
- Location: 44.9931° N, 98.4991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9931&lon=-98.4991&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DTK24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK24

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2695  79/8/14    ASHTON,SD           CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N731CS              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 66, 25870 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHTON,SD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- VISION PROBLEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731CS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731CS-2007-07-24), registration cancelled 2007-07-24, S/N 18802796T, built 1976 (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

## 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 19790814020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814020679A), Aug 14, 1979: Cessna 188B, Ashton, SD, Substantial damage. Landed on road after spray operation. Lost control, aircraft flipped over.

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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