# Accident 19970621015319A: Cessna A188B, Satanta, KS, June 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1997, 10:40 local time
- Place: Satanta, KS
- Airport: Satanta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4300° N, 100.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4300&lon=-100.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4954R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4954R-1999-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621015319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FEELS CROSSWIND CAUSED EARLY LIFTOFF SETTLING NO RECOLLECTION BRAKING. SKID MARKS AND PROP STRIKES.

## 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 CHI97LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA177), Jun 21, 1997: Cessna A188B (N4954R), Satanta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining aircraft control shortly after it had touched down during its liftoff. A factor in this accident was the premature liftoff during takeoff by the pilot.

## Other reports on N4954R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870715083109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715083109A), Jul 15, 1987: Cessna 188B (N4954R), Satanta, KS, Substantial damage. Right main gear broke off on the takeoff roll. Break was due to overload forces evidently from prior hard landings.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.