# Accident 20090711010349A: Cessna A188A, Elmwood, NE, July 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2009, 20:30 local time
- Place: Elmwood, NE
- Airport: Bornemeier Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RMYG
- Location: 40.5797° N, 99.8606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5797&lon=-99.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4990Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4990Q-2016-11-01) (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 A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 2,040 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA429) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090711010349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN09CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA429), Jul 12, 2009: Cessna A188B (N4990Q), Elwood, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain a climb after takeoff due to wind shift or downdraft.

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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