# NTSB MKC87LA118: Cessna 188C, N4219J, Dalton, NE, June 5, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 5, 1987, 06:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Dalton, NE
- Coordinates: 41.40063, -102.969535 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4006&lon=-102.9695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA118
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34395/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA118

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO DEPART A RURAL FARM LDG STRIP DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. THE ACFT LEFT SPRAY BOOM STRUCK TALL STANDING WHEAT PRIOR TO LIFT OFF SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP AND NOSE OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4219J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4219J-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N T18803725T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803725T
- Airframe hours: 1440
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Ag Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 14, 1987, 7 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 5,829 total, 4,600 in this make and model, 5,394 as pilot in command, 290 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SNY, 20 nm away

## 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 19870605018909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605018909A), Jun 5, 1987: Cessna T188C, Dalton, NE, Destroyed. Spray boom caught tall wheat on edge of runway on takeoff with a full load. Aircraft ground looped and flipped over.

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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