# NTSB MKC81FCJ19: Cessna 188, N78750, Holdrege, NE, June 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1981
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1453  81/6/30    HOLDREGE,NE         CESSNA 188          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N78750              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 27, 3525 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREWSTER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLDREGE,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT 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 -  2300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78750](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78750-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 18801957T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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: Destroyed
- 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 19810630038829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630038829A), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna A188B, Holdrege, NE, Destroyed. Stalled in turn around during ag operations.

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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