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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Prosser, NE · June 21, 2004

Date: June 21, 2004 · 10:13 local
Place: Prosser, NE
Airport: Aknux Airport
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N731MP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA146
Reported as: Cessna A188B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 210 total

N731MPRegistration cancelled Aug 3, 2004 · Cessna A188BS/N 18803003T · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 21, 2004, approximately 10:15 CDT, a Cessna A188B, N731MP, serial number 18803003T, departed a private airstrip NE38 near Prosser, Nebraska. The aircraft was flying under 14 CFR 91 rules to allow the pilot to train for 14 CFR 137 flight operations. The pilot was instructed to make several passes over a field to the east of the private landing strip. The pilot took off to the north and turned to the west crossing highway 11. The pilot then turned south. Witnesses on the ground stated the aircraft was flying at approximately 500 feet above ground level (AGL) at a southeasterly heading and made a steep turn to the northwest to avoid a 600 foot tower. The witnesses stated the aircraft nose pitched up and then the aircraft dove into the ground. The aircraft impacted the terrain at a 75 degree angle approximately 700 feet west of highway 11 and approximately one and a half miles north of the private airstrip. The pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2004, APPROXIMATELY 10:15 CDT, A CESSNA A188B, N731MP, SERIAL NUMBER 18803003T, DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NE38 NEAR PROSSER, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING UNDER 14 CFR 91 RULES TO ALLOW THE PILOT TO TRAIN FOR 14 CFR 137 FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SEVERAL PASSES OVER A FIELD TO THE EAST OF THE PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH AND TURNED TO THE WEST CROSSING HIGHWAY 11. THE PILOT THEN TURNED SOUTH. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AT A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING AND MADE A STEEP TURN TO THE NORTHWEST TO AVOID A 600 FOOT TOWER. THE WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED UP AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT DOVE INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT A 75 DEGREE ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 11 AND APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MILES NORTH OF THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04LA146Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportProsser, NEThe pilot's abrupt maneuver to avoid obstructions, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. The low altitude flight operation, and the transmission tower (antenna) were contributing factors.Jun 21, 2004 · Substantial damage