- Date
- September 14, 1988, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Clearbrook, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4915QCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880914038569A
- Case key
- 13896
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On initial climb the right cowling door came open. The pilot was unable to maintain a climb and elected to make an emergency landing in a hay field. The aircraft encountered unsuitable terrain and received substantial damage. Post accident inspection of the cowling latching mechanism revealed no anomalies. The pilot stated that he did not check the cowling door for security prior to takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4915Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802650T
- Airframe hours
- 2,837
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Warren E. Torgenson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 20, 1988 · 225 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJ1, 26 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.
Other investigations on N4915Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.