# NTSB NYC78FFJ30: Cessna 188A, N21737, Fulton, NY, July 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1978
- Place: Fulton, NY · FULTON, NY
- Location: 43.3192° N, 76.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fulton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3192&lon=-76.4197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2344   78/7/9    FULTON,NY           CESSNA 188A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N21737              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 39, 4042 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            820 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSWEGO CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- SPRAY SYS MALFUNCTIONED.WING GR DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21737](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21737-1991-03-25), registration cancelled 1991-03-25, S/N 18800993T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oswego Co

## 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 19780709019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709019759A), Jul 9, 1978: Cessna A188B, Fulton, NY, Substantial damage. Spray sys malfunctioned. Wing gr dmgd.

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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