# Accident 19910909038859A: Cessna A188B, Belgrade, NE, September 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Belgrade, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RLFG
- Location: 41.4709° N, 98.0606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4709&lon=-98.0606&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 A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910909038859A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. SETTLED INTO CORNFIELD. BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 CHI91DCJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ08), Sep 9, 1991: Cessna 188B (N4788Q), Belgrade, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

## 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 19810801048239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801048239A), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA (N4788Q), Rising City, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft lifted off during takeoff then settled back to the ground in next field, causing crash.

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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