ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370031
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| Date: | Thursday 11 August 1988 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 188B |
| Owner/operator: | Cedar Valley Farm Services |
| Registration: | N4999R |
| MSN: | 18802486T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2240 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sumner, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Sumner, IA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TAKEOFF FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE PILOT SAID HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR A 4 FOOT HIGH ROAD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE COLLIDED WITH THE ROAD, SHEARING OFF THE MAIN LDG GEAR AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE ACFT. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THE FIELD WAS ABOUT 400 FEET LONGER THAN IT WAS, 2300 INSTEAD OF 1900. HE HAD ABOUT A 170 GALLON LOAD OF INSECTICIDE ON BOARD, AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS NEAR 2500 MSL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC88LA155
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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