Cessna A188B N4797Q
27 August 1984 · Delavan, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 August 1984 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N4797Q, operated by Willard Kiehm, was involved in an accident near Delavan, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delavan, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.7593, -94.0099
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N4797Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Willard Kiehm
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Delavan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA366
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
THE PLT STATED THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB RAPIDLY ENOUGH ON TAKEOFF TO CLEAR POWERLINES. PLT ELECTED TO FLY UNDER THE WIRES INSTEAD OF CLIMBING OVER THEM AND RISKING STALLING THE ACFT. THE PROP, WINDSHIELD, AND VERT STABILIZER CONTACTED THE LOWEST WIRE. PLT CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT AND LANDED IN A FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1984 | Cessna A188B | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 19 Jul 1984 | Cessna A188B | Crenshaw, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Cessna A188B | Georgetown, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1984 | Cessna A188B | Opheim, Montana, United States | Frank Redfield | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1984 | Cessna A188B | Prattville, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1984 | Cessna A188B | Ripley, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1984 | Cessna 152 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Dagnon Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Aerospatiale SA-341G | Plymouth, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-2M7 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1984 | Hiller 12E | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | Thomas G. Pfeffer | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Rice, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft V35B | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |