# NTSB DEN81DTK19: Cessna A188B, N4865R, Webster, SD, August 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1981
- Place: Webster, SD · WEBSTER, SD
- Location: 45.3366° N, 97.5230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Webster, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3366&lon=-97.5230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTK19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3327   81/8/5  NR.WEBSTER,SD         CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 877
        TIME - 1800                    N4865R              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 269 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEBSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WEBSTER,SD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      82
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 3600FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4865R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4865R-1982-11-03), registration cancelled 1982-11-03, S/N 18802384T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Webster

## 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 19810805047649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047649A), Aug 5, 1981: Cessna A188B, Webster, SD, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of aircraft during steep climb after takeoff and crashed into hangar.

## Other investigations on N4865R (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 MKC78DTG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTG15), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna A188B (N4865R), Brocket, ND, 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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