# Accident 19960730020229A: Cessna 188B, Cimarron, KS, July 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1996, 07:35 local time
- Place: Cimarron, KS
- Airport: Cimarron Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: IREG
- Location: 37.8003° N, 100.3401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8003&lon=-100.3401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730020229A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. CHANGED REPORT. UNABLE LIFT. ABORTED LATE. OVERRAN RUNWAY. FAILED 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 CHI96LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA261), Jul 30, 1996: Cessna 188B (N441Q), Cimarron, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to make a timely decision to abort the takeoff or dump the payload.

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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