# NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, NE NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. Page 1 of 2 · 65 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB CEN26LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA199.md): Cessna A188B · Blair, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · May 27, 2026 · N84497 · Substantial damage > On May 27, 2026, about 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B airplane, N84497, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Blair, Nebraska. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal… - [NTSB CEN24LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA293.md): Beech F33A · Lincoln, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2024 · N8121N · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind. - [NTSB CEN24LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA285.md): Cessna A188B · Sumner, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2024 · N9576G · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass. - [NTSB CEN24LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA274.md): Cessna A188 · David City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2024 · N9807V · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. - [NTSB CEN20CA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA331.md): Cessna A188 · Hartington, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2020 · N9278G · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to ensure that the engine oil cap was installed before takeoff, which resulted in the oil obscuring the pilot’s view through the windshield and necessitated a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident were the… - [NTSB CEN14CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA395.md): Cessna A188B · Milford, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2014 · N730GU · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper engine mixture setting which reduced available engine power, and his inadvertent retraction of flaps which resulted in an impact with crops and terrain. - [NTSB CEN12FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA210.md): Beech E-55 · Broken Bow, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2012 · N1567W · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and subsequent loss of airplane control during a single-engine landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel management during cruise flight, which resulted in an initial loss of power in… - [NTSB CEN11CA631](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA631.md): Cessna A188 · Ord, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2011 · N9742V · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of directional control during a crosswind takeoff. - [NTSB CEN09CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA429.md): Cessna A188B · Elwood, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2009 · N4990Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's inability to maintain a climb after takeoff due to wind shift or downdraft. - [NTSB CHI07CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA166.md): Cessna A188B · Sargent, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2007 · N9493G · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout and clearance from the hillside. Factors contributing to the accident include the pilot's diverted attention, the hillside, and the glare from the setting sun. - [NTSB CHI06LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA255.md): Cessna A185E · Valentine, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2006 · N4730Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop by the pilot. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusting crosswind condition. - [NTSB CHI04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA146.md): Cessna A188B · Prosser, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2004 · N731MP · Substantial damage > 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 contributing factors. - [NTSB CHI04CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA093.md): Beech F33A · Wahoo, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2004 · N3077H · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear. A factor was the pilot's misjudged landing flare. - [NTSB CHI02CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA253.md): Bellanca BL-17-30A · Ohiawa, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 17, 2002 · N8851V · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to verify the aircraft refueling and he did not follow emergency procedures for engine restart. Factors to the accident included fuel starvation and the fence post. - [NTSB CHI01FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA017.md): Beech 95-C55 · Homer, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2000 · N782B · Destroyed > The inadequate remedial action the flightcrew had during the stall recovery maneuver and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A factor was the intentional stall the flightcrew was performing. - [NTSB CHI00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA012.md): Cessna A188B · Sprague, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1999 · N731PU · Substantial damage > Engine failure due to fouled and rusted spark plugs, and a clogged fuel filter. Factors relating to this accident were the inadequate annual inspection performed on the airplane, the trees and the ditch. - [NTSB CHI99LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA303.md): Cessna A188B · Seward, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1999 · N136MC · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line. A factor relating to this accident was the power line. - [NTSB CHI98LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA245.md): Cessna 188B · Atlanta, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1998 · N9247R · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to a loose 'B' nut on the fuel line fitting. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintain and the soft terrain. - [NTSB CHI97LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA257.md): Cessna A188B · Elwood, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1997 · N731GE · Substantial damage > the pilot not maintaining clearance from the bushes. Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preparation prior to the takeoff attempt, his changing flap positions during the takeoff run which degraded the airplane's performance… - [NTSB CHI97LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA235.md): Cessna A188A · Norfolk, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1997 · N9902G · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and failure or inability to control the airplane after encountering wake turbulence at low altitude during an aerial application maneuver. A related factor was the low altitude of the airplane when the wake… - [NTSB CHI91DCJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ06.md): Cessna A188D · Gothenburg, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 14, 1991 · N4820Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's abrupt handling of the airplane. - [NTSB MKC87LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA147.md): Cessna 188B · Fairfield, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1987 · N2833J · Substantial damage > Shortly after takeoff for an aerial application flight, the aircraft began to settle. The left wing struck the ground and the aircraft turned 180 degrees. Temperature was 95 degrees f and density altitude 4000 feet. The pilot stated he 'could have dumped some… - [NTSB MKC87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA090.md): Cessna A188B · Orleans, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1987 · N6048G · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he was spraying a wheat field with a load of chemicals, and was completing his fourth swath run, when he noticed powerlines in his flight path. He performed an evasive maneuver; however, the aircraft struckthe powerlines. The aicraft… - [NTSB MKC86FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA053.md): Cessna 210H · Fremont, NE · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1986 · N5961F · Destroyed > The plt of N5961F received a wx brf about 40 min before the acdt for a VFR flt from Fremont to cheyenne. The 3 reporting stations nearest to Fremont were IFR and local authorities who helped search for the acdt site reported low clouds and haze. There were no… - [NTSB MKC85LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA162.md): Cessna A188B · Indianola, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1985 · N4848Q · Substantial damage > N4848Q was loaded to max gross wt and was taking off on a 2,350 ft, turf rwy. The plt said the wind was light and favored rwy 29 before takeoff. The density alt was about 2,500 ft. the plt said the acft did not seem to be developing quite the power it should… - [NTSB MKC84LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA266.md): Beech BE 58 · Bridgeport, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1984 · N9726S · Substantial damage > Plt initiated take-off from rough, 2800 ft sod strip in light wind conditions and known high density alt situation. Slight back yoke pressure was being used during takeoff roll to moderate effect of rough surface on nose gear. Additional back pressure was… - [NTSB MKC83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA202.md): Cessna 188A · Wayne, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1983 · N4777R · Substantial damage > The acft collided with the ground during an aerial application maneuver. The pilots attention was diverted when he was looking for 3 wheel vehicles so he 'wouldn't spray them'. He did not realize that a hill was in his path and could not pull-up soon enough. - [NTSB MKC82DA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA136.md): Cessna 210L · North Platte, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 31, 1982 · N22447 · Substantial damage > During the flight, the pilot had managed his fuel by switching tanks at one to two hour intervals. While arriving, he had been using fuel from his right tank and elected to continue using it. As he was aligning the aircraft with the runway, he made a sharp… - [NTSB MKC81DCJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ24.md): Cessna A188B · Arapahoe, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1981 · N9605G · Destroyed - [NTSB MKC81FCJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCJ19.md): Cessna 188 · Holdrege, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 30, 1981 · N78750 · Destroyed - [NTSB MKC80DCJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ27.md): Cessna A188B · Axtell, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1980 · N53150 · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC80FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA029.md): Cessna 210L · Sidney, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 7, 1980 · N2120S · Destroyed - [NTSB MKC80FCJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ09.md): Cessna 310 · Thedford, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1980 · N5474J · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC79DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ26.md): Cessna 188A · Bassett, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 15, 1979 · N8131V · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC79DCJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ29.md): Cessna A188B · Hartington, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 12, 1979 · N9275R · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC79DCJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ11.md): Cessna 185 · York, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 14, 1979 · N5172R · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC78DCJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ32.md): Cessna 188B · Milford, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1978 · N4921R · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC78DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ31.md): Cessna 188B · Crete, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1978 · N4818R · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC78DCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ17.md): Cessna 188 · Cozad, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 11, 1978 · N76AG · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC77DCJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ32.md): Cessna 188 · Trumbull, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1977 · N6048G · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC77DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ31.md): Cessna A188A · Rising City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1977 · N4408Q · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC76DCJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ59.md): Cessna 188B · Campbell, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1976 · N9759G · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC76FCJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ25.md): Cessna A185F · York, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 9, 1976 · N1052F · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC76DCJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ11.md): Cessna 188 · Winnebago, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1975 · N9157R · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC75DCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ17.md): Cessna 188 · York, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 11, 1974 · N9313G · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC75FCJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ14.md): Beech V35 · Scottsbluff, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1974 · N129X · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC74DCJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ27.md): Cessna 401 · Hyannis, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 23, 1974 · N77151 · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC74DCJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ25.md): Cessna 210E · Oneill, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 7, 1974 · N2367F · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC74FCJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ14.md): Aero Comdr 200D · Emerald, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 20, 1973 · N2979T · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC73FCJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ08.md): Beech V35 · Oneill, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1972 · N3705Q · Substantial damage Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=17032&state=NE&page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NE' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17032')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17032&state=NE --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.