# NTSB MKC85LA162: Cessna A188B, N4848Q, Indianola, NE, July 20, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Indianola, NE
- Coordinates: 40.228002, -100.41624 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2280&lon=-100.4162&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: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33992/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA162

## 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
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - fence
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4848Q-2004-11-19), registration cancelled 2004-11-19, S/N 18802584T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- 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: 18802584
- Airframe hours: 2940
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850720032839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720032839A), Jul 20, 1985: Cessna A188B, Indianola, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft used full length of runway on takeoff. Struck top of fence and crashed in field. Downwind takeoff attempt.

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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