# NTSB CHI91DEM07: Cessna 188B, N4962Q, Munger, MI, July 23, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 23, 1991, 06:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place: Munger, MI
- Coordinates: 43.520858, -83.769874 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5209&lon=-83.7699&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 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91DEM07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14832/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM07

## Probable cause

A PREMATURE LIFTOFF BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT RUNWAY SURFACE AND A STALL/MUSH.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - encountered, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM A REPORTED SOFT SURFACED SOD RUNWAY.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO MATURE CORN SHORTLY AFTER THE 'NORMAL TAKEOFF.'  AN EYEWITNESS CONFIRMED THE PILOT'S STATEMENT AND ADDED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT APPEAR AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO TAKEOFF.  AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS SOFT AND THAT NO PRE-CRASH AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT MALFUNCTIONS COULD BE IDENTIFIED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4962Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4962Q-2017-06-22), registration cancelled 2017-06-22, S/N 18802696T, 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
- Serial number: 18802696T
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Ronald J. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 26, 1991, 97 hours before
- Airport: NONE, Private, runway 9, 2,000 × 60 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 8,588 total, 1,500 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F

## 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 19910723029629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723029629A), Jul 23, 1991: Cessna A188B, Munger, MI, Substantial damage. Settled into tall corn off end of Private strip. No time to dump load.

## Other investigations on N4962Q (2)

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 CHI98LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA162), May 18, 1998: Cessna A188B (N4962Q), Crookston, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. Factors included the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion when the pilot failed to refuel the airplane. Another factor was fatigue.
- [NTSB MIA78FKG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG82), Sep 20, 1978: Cessna 188B (N4962Q), Brooklett, GA, 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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