# Incident 19870706063889I: Cessna A188B, Aitkin, MN, July 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Aitkin, MN
- Airport: Aitkin Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.5266° N, 93.7050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aitkin, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5266&lon=-93.7050&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706063889I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AS AIRCRAFT TURNED FROM GRASS TO THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY.

## 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…
- [Accident 19840827044089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044089A), Aug 27, 1984: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Delavan, MN, Substantial damage. After liftoff, pilot determined that he could clear powerlines. Tried to fly under, hit lower strand of lines.
- [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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