# Accident 19880811032409A: Cessna A188B, Sumner, IA, August 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sumner, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WFAG
- Location: 42.8395° N, 92.0904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8395&lon=-92.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4999R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4999R-2006-02-03) (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: 5,236 total, 1,348 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811032409A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED RUNWAY LENGTH FOR LOAD. LIFTED OFF AT END OF RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF GEAR ON A ROAD 4 FEET HIGHER THAN RWY

## 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 MKC88LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA155), Aug 11, 1988: Cessna 188B (N4999R), Sumner, IA, 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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