ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356956
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 July 1996 |
| Time: | 07:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 188B |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Sprayers, Inc. |
| Registration: | N441Q |
| MSN: | 18800841 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5225 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cimarron, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (8K8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he conducted a runup and initiated a takeoff to the south. Near the end of the takeoff run, he realized that he was 'not up to good speed' and 'the power indication was normal.' In his accident report, the pilot wrote that he was carrying a payload of 165 gallons of agricultural chemicals. The 'airplane appeared to be running normally at first, then lost partial power.' The airplane 'did not get airborne' and impacted a ditch at the end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear and wings. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that the pilot did not dump the payload. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear and wings. No evidence of preimpact malfunction was reported.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to make a timely decision to abort the takeoff or dump the payload.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA261
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 12:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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