Accident Cessna A188 N8189V,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41489
 
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Date:Friday 8 March 1991
Time:08:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C188 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna A188
Owner/operator:Midwest Ag, Inc.
Registration: N8189V
MSN: 188-0439
Year of manufacture:1968
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-520D-23
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Harper, KS -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP, THEN PITCH OVER, ROTATE ON QUARTER TURN TO THE RIGHT AND DESCEND VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLING THE AIRPLANE.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI91DCQ04
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI91DCQ04

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
21-Apr-2024 07:54 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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