# NTSB MKC81DCJ28: Cessna A188B, N4739Q, Riverton, NE, August 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1981
- Place: Riverton, NE · RIVERTON, NE
- Location: 40.0897° N, 98.7596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0897&lon=-98.7596&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 May 18, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3562  81/8/14  NR.RIVERTON,NE        CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4860
        TIME - 1700                    N4739Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4610 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JIM LIPP'S STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RIVERTON,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FUEL TNK VENTS OBSTD W CLAY DEPOSITED BY MUD DOBBERS.STRUCK ROAD EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4739Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jim Lipp'S Strip

## 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 19810814050339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814050339A), Aug 14, 1981: Cessna 188B, Riverton, NE, Substantial damage. Mud-daubers nest found in fuel vent believed to cause engine stoppage during initial climb after takeoff.

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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