# NTSB CHI07CA148: Cessna A188, N926LT, Scotland, SD, May 19, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 19, 2007, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Scotland, SD
- Coordinates: 43.165279, -97.730834
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1653&lon=-97.7308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65954/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA148

## 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 stall occurred.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - sudden windshift (contributing factor)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - low (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - crop

## Analysis

As the aircraft was taking off from runway 18 (2,600 feet by 90 feet, turf), the flight encountered a gust of wind from the north. The gust caused a decrease in airspeed and the airplane descended and impacted terrain in a planted cornfield near the departure end of the runway. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported prior to the accident.

## Factual narrative

The agricultural airplane was substantially damaged after it impacted terrain during takeoff. The pilot stated that as he was taking off from runway 18 (2,600 feet by 90 feet, turf), he encountered an extreme gust of wind from the north just after liftoff with the airplane at full power. The gust immediately caused a decrease in airspeed. The airplane descended and impacted terrain in a planted cornfield near the departure end of the runway. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported prior to the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N926LT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926LT), registered now, S/N 188-0347, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 188-0347
- Airframe hours: 6700
- Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2007
- Departed: 1SD1, Scotland, SD
- Airport: 1SD1, Burke Field Airport, runway 18, 2,600 × 90 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2006; seat: single; flight hours: 451 total, 14 in this make and model, 344 as pilot in command, 73 in the last 90 days, 33 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.90 inHg
- Observed at: KYKN, 22 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20070519018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519018599A), May 19, 2007: Cessna A188, Scotland, SD, Substantial damage. (-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…

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.

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