Cessna 188B N9151R

Summary

On 14 August 1995 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N9151R was involved in an accident near Canton, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 August 1995 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Canton, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

38.3804, -97.4206

Aircraft

Cessna 188B

Registration

N9151R

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

CHI95LA279

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to obtain the proper flying speed or to abort the takeoff, while there was sufficient runway remaining, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE TAKEOFF, HE PERFORMED A MAGNETO, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE INSTRUMENT CHECK. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON A GRASS AIRSTRIP (2600' X 40'), THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL CAME UP APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, BUT HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS UNDERPOWERED. HE EXTENDED FULL FLAPS, AND THE AIRPLANE THEN BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT, WHILE HE VERIFIED THE CONTROL SETTINGS OF THE MIXTURE, PROPELLER, AND THROTTLE. HE CONTINUED TO FLY FOR ABOUT 1000 FEET, BUT HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN EITHER ALTITUDE OR AIRSPEED. WITH TREES AHEAD, THE PILOT DUMPED HIS LOAD OF CHEMICALS AND MANEUVERED TO THE LEFT; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND DURING A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.