# NTSB MKC87LA139: Cessna 188B, N4954R, Satanta, KS, July 15, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 15, 1987, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Satanta, KS
- Coordinates: 37.429702, -100.979621 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4297&lon=-100.9796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34412/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA139

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,main gear - fractured (cause)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES ABOVE THE AXLE. ACFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND STRUCK THE TERRAIN. POST ACC EXAMINATION DISCLOSED NO DEFECTS WHICH MAY HAVE ASSISTED INITIATION OF THE FRACTURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4954R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4954R-1999-02-05), registration cancelled 1999-02-05, S/N 18802471T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802471T
- Airframe hours: 1179
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Keith Stakes
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 15, 1987
- Airport: 1K9, Satanta, runway 21, 3,300 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 3,125 total, 2,100 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 1 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19870715083109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715083109A), Jul 15, 1987: Cessna 188B, Satanta, KS, Substantial damage. Right main gear broke off on the takeoff roll. Break was due to overload forces evidently from prior hard landings.

## Other investigations on N4954R (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 CHI97LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA177), Jun 21, 1997: Cessna A188B (N4954R), Satanta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining aircraft control shortly after it had touched down during its liftoff. A factor in this accident was the premature liftoff during takeoff by the pilot.

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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