# Accident 19870728040159A: Cessna A188B, Fairfield, NE, July 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RNUG
- Location: 40.4310° N, 98.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4310&lon=-98.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2833J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2833J-2005-01-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,965 total, 2,194 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728040159A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE GROUND ON TAKEOFF. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. PILOT DID NOT DUMP LOAD.

## 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 MKC87LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA147), Jul 29, 1987: Cessna 188B (N2833J), Fairfield, NE, substantial damage

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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