Cessna 188B N4926R

Summary

On 23 July 1997 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N4926R was involved in an accident near Adams, 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.

Date

23 July 1997 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Adams, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

40.4496, -96.5104

Aircraft

Cessna 188B

Registration

N4926R

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

CHI97LA223

Nobody was injured.

inadequate maintenance/annual inspection, and subsequent exhaustion of hydraulic (brake) fluid, which resulted in loss of braking action (right brake) and impact with a tree. The proximity of tree(s) was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a landing, the airplane exited the runway and impacted trees. The pilot said that the right brake failed to work. A postaccident inspection revealed the right brake master cylinder was devoid of any hydraulic fluid. There was no indication of a leak from the brake system. The airplane had been flown about 32 hours since the last annual inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.