# Accident 19970723019549A: Cessna A188B, Adams, NE, July 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Adams, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PSQG
- Location: 40.4496° N, 96.5104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4496&lon=-96.5104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4926R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4926R-2000-07-17) (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: 5,400 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970723019549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF DUE TO RIGHT BRAKE FAILURE. (.4)DURING A LANDING, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TREES. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED TO WORK. A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEVOID OF ANY HYDRAULIC FLUID. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A LEAK FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 32 HOURS SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 CHI97LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA223), Jul 23, 1997: Cessna 188B (N4926R), Adams, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance/annual inspection, and subsequent exhaustion of hydraulic (brake) fluid, which resulted in loss of braking action (right brake) and impact with a tree. The proximity of tree(s)…

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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