# NTSB MKC80DCJ23: Cessna 188, N9793V, Blue Hill, NE, July 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1980
- Place: Blue Hill, NE · BLUE HILL, NE
- Location: 40.3331° N, 98.4484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Hill, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3331&lon=-98.4484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1244  80/7/30  NR.BLUE HILL,NE       CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8350
        TIME - 1500                    N9793V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BLUE HILL,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9793V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9793V-2009-05-27), registration cancelled 2009-05-27, S/N 188-0243, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19800730031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730031429A), Jul 30, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA, Blue Hill, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot was taking off to spray field and ran out of fuel. Hit fence and corn field.

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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