# NTSB MKC79FER51: Cessna A188B, N8239G, Donaldson, MN, June 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1979
- Place: Donaldson, MN · DONALDSON, MN
- Location: 48.5728° N, 96.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Donaldson, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5728&lon=-96.8941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FER51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1657  79/6/28  NR.DONALDSON,MN       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2970
        TIME - 1926                    N8239G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEPHEN,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2970                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  820                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- FLYING UNDER WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8239G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8239G-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18801263T (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

## 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 19790628020109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628020109A), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna 188B, Donaldson, MI, Substantial damage. Hit wires during pull up from a swath run. Aircraft stalled. Nosed into ground.

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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