Cessna 188B N441Q

Summary

On 30 July 1996 at about 12:35 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N441Q was involved in an accident near Cimarron, 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

30 July 1996 at 12:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Cimarron, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Cimmaron Municipal (8K8)

Coordinates

37.8003, -100.3401

Aircraft

Cessna 188B

Registration

N441Q

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

CHI96LA261

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to make a timely decision to abort the takeoff or dump the payload.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he conducted a runup and initiated a takeoff to the south. Near the end of the takeoff run, he realized that he was 'not up to good speed' and 'the power indication was normal.' In his accident report, the pilot wrote that he was carrying a payload of 165 gallons of agricultural chemicals. The 'airplane appeared to be running normally at first, then lost partial power.' The airplane 'did not get airborne' and impacted a ditch at the end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear and wings. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that the pilot did not dump the payload. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear and wings. No evidence of preimpact malfunction was reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.