Cessna A188B N4848Q

Summary

On 20 July 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N4848Q was involved in an accident near Indianola, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 July 1985 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianola, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Laverty (IA41)

Coordinates

40.2280, -100.4162

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N4848Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85LA162

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

N4848Q WAS LOADED TO MAX GROSS WT AND WAS TAKING OFF ON A 2,350 FT, TURF RWY. THE PLT SAID THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND FAVORED RWY 29 BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 2,500 FT. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT DID NOT SEEM TO BE DEVELOPING QUITE THE POWER IT SHOULD HAVE DURING THE TAKEOFF BUT THE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION. THE ACFT USED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RWY TO TAKEOFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR A FENCE OFF THE END. THE ACFT HIT THE TOP OF THE FENCE AND CRASHED IN THE FIELD BEYOND. THE PLT SAID THAT AS HE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE AIRPORT AFTER THE ACDT HE NOTED THAT THE AIRPORT WINSOCK SHOWED THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHEAST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.