Cessna A188 N9807V
15 July 2024 · David City, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 2024 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna A188 registered N9807V, operated by Walvoord Spraying Service LLC, was involved in an accident near David City, Nebraska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- David City, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- David City Muni (93Y)
- Coordinates
- 41.2303, -97.1225
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188
- Registration
- N9807V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1966
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Walvoord Spraying Service LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN24LA274
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of an agricultural airplane reported that as he rotated the airplane for takeoff, the airplane felt “squirrelly”, and began to turn to the right. The pilot corrected for the right turn, and the airplane took a rapid left turn that he was unable to correct. At the edge of the runway, he pulled up, became airborne in ground effect, and headed for a row of trees. Knowing he was unable clear the trees, he reached for the hopper dump handle; the airplane impacted terrain next to the runway and came to rest inverted. During the accident sequence the left wing separated from the airplane and the lower fuselage and right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking off on runway 14. The nearest recorded weather observation reported winds from 010° at 13 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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