# Accident 20040621012259A: Cessna A188B, Prosser, NE, June 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2004, 10:13 local time
- Place: Prosser, NE
- Airport: Aknux Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7353° N, 98.5717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7353&lon=-98.5717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731MP-2004-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040621012259A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA146), Jun 21, 2004: Cessna A188B (N731MP), Prosser, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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