Cessna 188B N4954R
15 July 1987 · Satanta, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1987 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N4954R was involved in an accident near Satanta, Kansas, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Satanta, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Satanta (1K9)
- Coordinates
- 37.4297, -100.9796
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N4954R
- 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
- MKC87LA139
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
DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES ABOVE THE AXLE. ACFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND STRUCK THE TERRAIN. POST ACC EXAMINATION DISCLOSED NO DEFECTS WHICH MAY HAVE ASSISTED INITIATION OF THE FRACTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1987 | Cessna 188 | Samson, Alabama, United States | Jerry Wise | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1987 | Cessna 188 | Ottawa, Kansas, United States | Steven C. Ballard | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188-B | Sigourney, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188C | Dalton, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1987 | Cessna 188B | Fairfield, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188B | Malta, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1987 | Cessna 152 | Tribune, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Halstead, Kansas, United States | Mitchell L. Mosiman | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1987 | Cessna A185F | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Line Builders, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft 35A | Liberal, Kansas, United States | Shield & Bennington PA | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Brewster, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |