# NTSB MKC80DCJ12: Cessna 188, N4956R, Clay Center, NE, May 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1980
- Place: Clay Center, NE · CLAY CENTER, NE
- Location: 40.5255° N, 98.0550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay Center, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5255&lon=-98.0550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1251  80/5/30    CLAY CENTER,NE      CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1596
        TIME - 2130                    N4956R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RESEARCH CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAY CENTER,NE              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4956R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4956R-1999-01-13), registration cancelled 1999-01-13, S/N 18802473T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Research Center

## 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 19800530017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800530017069A), May 30, 1980: Cessna A188B, Clay Center, NE, Substantial damage. Left main gear became entangled in tall grass on edge of strip on landing roll. Aircraft ground-looped.

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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