# NTSB SEA79DTI10: Cessna 188, N21759, Carter, MT, March 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1979
- Place: Carter, MT · CARTER, MT
- Location: 47.7778° N, 110.9328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carter, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7778&lon=-110.9328&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTI10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0471  79/3/21  NR.CARTER,MT          CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 984
        TIME - 1800                    N21759              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CARTER,MT                    FARM STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM ROAD INTO SUN. HIT PWR POLE. NO LOAD ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21759](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21759-2014-10-16), registration cancelled 2014-10-16, S/N 18801012, built 1972 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19790321005009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790321005009A), Mar 21, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA, Carter, MT, Substantial damage. Ag aircraft ran off side of road on takeoff roll. Left wing struck power pole. Vision obscured by sun.

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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