# NTSB SEA75FTA18: Cessna A188, N5683J, Denton, MT, May 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1975
- Place: Denton, MT · DENTON, MT
- Location: 47.3222° N, 109.9485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3222&lon=-109.9485&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 October 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FTA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2602  75/5/16  NR.DENTON,MT          CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1743
        TIME - 0550                    N5683J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHWEITZER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DENTON,MT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   30                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  3800
        REMARKS- HELD ACFT ON 2600FT SOFT STRIP UNTIL REACHING END.HIT FENCE,ROAD,& DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5683J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5683J-2006-01-25), registration cancelled 2006-01-25, S/N 18800633, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schweitzer 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 19750516011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516011709A), May 16, 1975: Cessna A188A, Denton, MT, Substantial damage. Held acft on 2600FT soft strip until reaching end. Hit fence,road,& ditch.

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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