# NTSB CHI91DCJ08: Cessna 188B, N4788Q, Belgrade, NE, September 9, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1991, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Belgrade, NE
- Coordinates: 41.470851, -98.0606 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4709&lon=-98.0606&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 March 9, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91DCJ08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14807/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ08

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.  A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

## 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
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command
  - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent
  - terrain condition - crop

## Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH A LOAD OF RYE SEED FOR AERIAL APPLICATION.  HE STATED 'PLANE LIFTED OFF RUNWAY, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LIFT.  LANDED IN CORN FIELD ABOUT 100 YDS. FROM END OF RUNWAY.' INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTY WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT STATED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN DOWNDRAFTS IN THE AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4788Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4788Q-2000-01-11), registration cancelled 2000-01-11, S/N 18802530T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 188025301
- Engines: TELEDYNE CONT IO-520-D-23 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: William Mckeeman, doing business as Mckeeman Aerial Company
- Registered owner: William Mckeeman
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport: NONE, Unk, runway 36, 2,600 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 1,475 as pilot in command, 160 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: GRI, 35 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 19910909038859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910909038859A), Sep 9, 1991: Cessna A188B, Belgrade, NE, Substantial damage. Unable to sustain flight on takeoff climb. Settled into cornfield. Blamed a downdraft.

## Other investigations on N4788Q (3)

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 SEA99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA095), Jun 24, 1999: Cessna A188B (N4788Q), Big Sandy, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the wire and his aircraft. A transmission wire and downdraft were factors.
- [NTSB CHI94LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA012), Oct 12, 1993: Cessna A188B (N4788Q), Wall, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TYPE (MAKE AND…
- [NTSB MKC81DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ26), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 188 (N4788Q), Rising City, NE, 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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