# NTSB SEA93LA171: Cessna 188, N9802V, Marion, MT, August 8, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 7, 1993, 20:30 local (Aug 8, 1993, 02:30 UTC) - Place: Marion, MT - Coordinates: 48.109691, -114.790367 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1097&lon=-114.7904&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 August 1, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 41744 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA93LA171 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41744/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA171 ## Probable cause THE PREMATURE LIFTOFF FOR TAKEOFF BY THE PILOT AND THE INADVERTANT STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF FROM HIS PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 6 FEET, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED/MUSHED INTO THE GROUND OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS COMPUTED TO BE 5510 FT. ## Factual narrative On Saturday evening, August 7, 1993, at 2030 mountain daylight time, a Cessna C-188, N9802V, operated by the pilot, impacted terrain at the Campbell Ranch Airstrip, Marion, Montana, during takeoff. There was no flight plan filed for the local aerial application flight that was conducted under 14 CFR 137 in visual meteorological conditions. The commercial certificated pilot was not injured in the accident. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There was no fire. The pilot reported that while on initial climb after takeoff from his private airstrip on runway 10, the aircraft stalled/mushed after it cleared saw horses at the end of the strip, descended and impacted terrain off the end of the strip. He said the wind socks on the strip indicated the wind was calm at the time of the accident. The surface aviation weather observation taken at Glacier International Airport, located 35 miles northeast of the Campbell Ranch Airstrip, at 1953, was recorded as clear skies, visibility 50 miles, altimeter 29.68 inches Hg., temperature 75 degrees F., dew point 43 degrees F., wind 240 degrees at 7 knots. The density altitude was computed to be 5510 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9802V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9802V-2014-12-15), registration cancelled 2014-12-15, S/N 188-0052, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 188 - Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1880052 - Airframe hours: 2623 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Campbell, Michael R. - Registered owner: Paul Schamber - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 7, 1993, 90 hours before - Airport: MT88, Campbell Ranch Airstrip, runway 10, 1,900 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 911 total, 358 in this make and model, 743 as pilot in command, 240 in the last 90 days, 109 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 7 knots - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: FCA, 35 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 19930807036249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807036249A), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 188CESSNA, Marion, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled on climbout from private strip high density altitude a factor. No report on cross weight. ## Other investigations on N9802V (1) 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. - [NTSB WPR11CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA296), Jun 14, 2011: Cessna 188 (N9802V), Glasgow, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.