# Accident 19960604012969A: Cessna A188B, Oskaloosa, KS, June 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1996, 08:10 local time
- Place: Oskaloosa, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZOZG
- Location: 39.2105° N, 95.3105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2105&lon=-95.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9408R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9408R-1997-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,257 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960604012969A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF GRAVEL ROAD ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK A DITCH. CARTWHEELED AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA190), Jun 4, 1996: Cessna A188B (N9408R), Oskaloosa, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain proper alignment with the roadway during the takeoff roll. A factor relating to the accident was: the selection of an unsuitable area for takeoff.

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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