- Date
- July 20, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Indianola, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4848QCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850720032839A
- Case key
- 33992
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N4848Q was loaded to max gross wt and was taking off on a 2,350 ft, turf rwy. The plt said the wind was light and favored rwy 29 before takeoff. The density alt was about 2,500 ft. the plt said the acft did not seem to be developing quite the power it should have during the takeoff but the instruments indicated normal operation. The acft used the full length of the rwy to takeoff but was unable to clear a fence off the end. The acft hit the top of the fence and crashed in the field beyond. The plt said that as he was walking back to the airport after the acdt he noted that the airport winsock showed the wind was from the northeast.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4848Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802584
- Airframe hours
- 2,940
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Laverty Sprayer'S, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 20, 1985 · 40 hours before
- Airport
- IA41 · Laverty, runway 29, 2,350 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,665 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 9 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.