# NTSB CHI77FEP42: Cessna 188B, N4915Q, Nekoosa, WI, July 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Nekoosa, WI · NEKOOSA, WI
- Location: 44.3132° N, 89.9079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nekoosa, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3132&lon=-89.9079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEP42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2997   77/7/4    NEKOOSA,WI          CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 195
        TIME - 0930                    N4915Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEKOOSA,WI                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4915Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4915Q-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 18802650T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19770704022719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704022719A), Jul 4, 1977: Cessna A188B, WI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4915Q (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 CHI88DER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER12), Sep 14, 1988: Cessna A188B (N4915Q), Clearbrook, MN, substantial damage

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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