# Accident 19970629019959A: Cessna A188B, Mcgregor, MN, June 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1997, 13:01 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, MN
- Airport: Isedor Iverson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.5996° N, 93.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5996&lon=-93.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4485Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4485Q-2000-02-22) (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: 25,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970629019959A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMANCE INADEQUATE TO CLEAR TREES. CRASHED INTO SWAMP. PILOT NOT PART 137 CERTIFICATED. SIMILAR ACCIDENT PRIOR

## 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 CHI97LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA192), Jun 29, 1997: Cessna A188B (N4485Q), Mcgregor, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, his failure to abort the takeoff while sufficient runway was remaining, and/or his failure to jettison his load in order to achieve sufficient climb rate to…

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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