# Accident 20260527005949A: Cessna A188B, Blair, NE, May 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2026, 11:30 local time
- Place: Blair, NE
- Airport: Blair Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4148° N, 96.1090° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4148&lon=-96.1090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84497, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84497) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260527005949A

## Narrative

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

-ON 05/27/2026 ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRPORT ON A MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT.

-THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT DESTINATION AIRPORT AND ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED BOTCHED LANDING AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND.

-ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY POWERED UP ON THE GO-AROUND AND ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE.

-ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT INITIALLY GAINED 50 FEET OF ALTITUDE BEFORE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A FIELD OFF AIRPORT.

-AFTER ENGINE COWLING REMOVED DETERMINED THROTTLE CABLE HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THROTTLE LINKAGE. NOTE THE ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS NOT INSTALLED.

## 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 CEN26LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA199), May 27, 2026: Cessna A188B (N84497), Blair, NE, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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