# Accident 19810801048239A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Rising City, NE, August 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rising City, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.1981° N, 97.2971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rising City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1981&lon=-97.2971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4788Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4788Q-2000-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,568 total, 170 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801048239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF DURING TAKEOFF THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND IN NEXT FIELD, CAUSING CRASH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC81DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ26), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 188 (N4788Q), Rising City, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4788Q (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990624007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990624007569A), Jun 24, 1999: Cessna 188B (N4788Q), Big Sandy, MT, Substantial damage. Acft struck a power line during aerial application and crashed, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on June 24, 1999, approximately 1230 mountain daylight…
- [Accident 19931011038509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931011038509A), Oct 11, 1993: Cessna A188B (N4788Q), Wall, SD, Substantial damage. Just purchased. Lost directional control landing. Skidded off runway. Collapsed left main gear.
- [Accident 19910909038859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910909038859A), Sep 9, 1991: Cessna A188B (N4788Q), Belgrade, NE, Substantial damage. Unable to sustain flight on takeoff climb. Settled into cornfield. Blamed a downdraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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