Cessna 188A accident near Green Springs, Ohio, September 19, 1983
On September 19, 1983 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Cessna 188A, registered N9969G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Green Springs, Ohio (Weiker airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 19, 1983 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Green Springs, Ohio · Weiker · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188A · all 188As on the register
- Registration
- N9969G · no longer on the register · serial 188A
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
TAKEOFF WAS ON RWY 36. THE REPORTED WINDS AT FINDLAY, OH (32MI AWAY) WERE 220 DEG AT 12 KTS GUSTING 19 KTS, WITH AN OAT OF 88 DEG F. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT ROTATED NORMALLY, CLEARED THE TREES, THEN KEPT SETTLING & WOULDN'T CLIMB ANY MORE. THE PLT MADE A TURN INTO THE WIND & LOWERED THE NOSE, BUT THAT STILL DID NOT HELP. HE DUMPED A PORTION OF HIS LOADTRYING TO LIGHTEN THE ACFT BUT THE ACFT SETTLED INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 590 hours in all; 66 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 500 as pilot in command; 11 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,320 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 3, 1982; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: Kansas OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 1,740 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 12 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:54 pm from FDY, 32 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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