# Accident 19840827044089A: Cessna A188B, Delavan, MN, August 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Delavan, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.7593° N, 94.0099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7593&lon=-94.0099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797Q-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044089A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF,  PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE COULD CLEAR POWERLINES. TRIED TO FLY UNDER, HIT LOWER STRAND OF LINES.

## 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 CHI84LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA366), Aug 27, 1984: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Delavan, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4797Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19960822040679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822040679A), Aug 22, 1996: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, Substantial damage. Blinded by sun struck power line and crashed during a spray run. (-23) aircraft was being used to spray field with high concentrate malathion. Approximately…
- [Incident 19870706063889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706063889I), Jul 6, 1987: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed as aircraft turned from grass to the hard surface runway.
- [Accident 19810529031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529031009A), May 29, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Leroy, MN, Substantial damage. Failed to obtain flying speed to lift off. Dumped load, ran off end of runway. Cause not substantiated.

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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