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NTSB CAROL · CEN26LA274

CESSNA A188B · 731CQ

Algona, IA · Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:30:00 UTC

Onboard

1

Fatal

0

Serious

0

Survived

1

Status: In work · Last updated: 14d ago · View docket on data.ntsb.gov →

NTSB record

The agency's structured fields, exactly as published in CAROL. Preliminary records contain location, aircraft, and the defining sequence of events. Probable-cause analysis lands months later with the factual report.

Aircraft

Make · Model
CESSNA A188B
Registration
731CQ
Operator
D & K AVIATION INC
Regulation
Part 137 · Agricultural aircraft
Operation type
AAPL
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying · Loss of Control (Inflight)
Phase of flight
Maneuvering

What outlets are reporting · 1 fact from 1/1 relevant headline

Deterministically extracted from news headlines. Each fact is the literal phrasing the press used; the outlet count shows how many ran the same line. No AI inference, no rewrite — click an outlet to read the original. Headlines must mention this event's location, tail, or aircraft to be included.

Victims
  • Role mentioned: pilot 1 outlet
    Northwest Iowa Now · source ↗

Extraction is rule-based and conservative — it surfaces what headlines literally say. Headlines that didn't mention this event's location, aircraft, or tail are excluded to keep facts attributable. The full press timeline below is unfiltered.

Press timeline · 1 headline

Same-day coverage from Google News, queried on tail number, location, and aircraft type. Click through to the original outlet — we don't mirror or rehost.

  1. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 · Northwest Iowa Now

    Pilot Walks Away after Crop Spraying Plane Crash Lands Near Algona - Northwest Iowa Now

Refreshed 5d ago. Headlines via Google News RSS. Queries used: "N731CQ" crash"Algona, IA" "plane crash" 2026.

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Cross-references

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