# NTSB MKC80DCJ20: Cessna A188B, N53199, Holdrege, NE, July 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1980
- Place: Holdrege, NE · HOLDREGE, NE
- Location: 40.4394° N, 99.3770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holdrege, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4394&lon=-99.3770&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 September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1883  80/7/28    HOLDREGE,NE         CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5295
        TIME - 1300                    N53199              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREWSTER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLDREGE,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- SPRAYING CORN,LNDD IN CORN CROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53199](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53199-1989-01-23), registration cancelled 1989-01-23, S/N 18801678T (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
- Airport: Brewster Field

## 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 19800728030089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728030089A), Jul 28, 1980: Cessna A188B, Holdrege, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot report airplane lost speed on takeoff due to dust devil. One wing hit ground. Load dump belated.

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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