# Accident 20070519018599A: Cessna A188, Scotland, SD, May 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Scotland, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HMLG
- Location: 43.1653° N, 97.7308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1653&lon=-97.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926LT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 447 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519018599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT STAY AIRBORNE AND CAME TO REST BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF THE AIRFIELD. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FUSELAGE WAS TWISTED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BEFORE NOTIFICATION OF FAA OR NTSB AND WRECKAGE WAS INSPECTED AT THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S PROPERTY. THE LAND OWNER AND WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT SAID DUST WAS DRIFTING S-N, BUT SWITCHED TO THE NORTH AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WEAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF. THERE WERE DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.

## 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 CHI07CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA148), May 19, 2007: Cessna A188 (N926LT), Scotland, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors contributing to the accident were the sudden wind shift and the low altitude at which the…

## Other reports on N926LT (2)

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

- [Incident 20030828030099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030828030099I), Aug 28, 2003: Cessna A188 (N926LT), Scotland, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On 08-28-2003 at approximately 1900 CDT (0100Z) Cessna 188-A188 aircraft, N926LT, had an incident after take off. The pilot attempted to take off with…
- [Incident 19940928037559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940928037559I), Sep 28, 1994: Cessna A188 (N926LT), Martin, SD, Minor damage. Non current pilot taxied high speed to check tire balance. Wind gust and pilot laxity resulted in a ground loop.

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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