# NTSB CHI93LA178: Cessna 188A, N4426Q, Harrisonville, MO, May 21, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 21, 1993, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Harrisonville, MO
- Coordinates: 38.649093, -94.339614 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6491&lon=-94.3396&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15721/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA178

## Probable cause

PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER CLIMB.

## 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
  - object - tree(s)
  - climb - not attained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM  HARRISONVILLE, MO. AIRPORT ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.  WEIGHT WAS CALCULATED AS 3950 POUNDS.  MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS 4000 POUNDS.  AFTER TAKE OFF, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4426Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4426Q-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 18800826, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18800826
- Airframe hours: 4369
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Samuel J. & Patricia A. Styron
- Registered owner: Samuel J. & Patricia A. Styron
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, January 23, 1993, 46 hours before
- Departed: MO85
- Airport: MO85, Lawrence Smith Memorial, runway 17, 4,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 640 total, 371 in this make and model, 574 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 44 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: GVW, 19 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 19930521014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521014759A), May 21, 1993: Cessna A188A, Harrisonville, MO, Substantial damage. Full load on takeoff. Failed to climb. Struck tree and crashed.

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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