# Accident 19850815039339A: Cessna A188B, Camilla, GA, August 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1985, 20:15 local time
- Place: Camilla, GA
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2195° N, 84.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2195&lon=-84.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53172, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53172-1999-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LKG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815039339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL TANK UNPORTED DURING A SKIDDING TURN WHILE SPRAYING A CIRCULAR FIELD. ENGINE QUIT, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA85LKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LKG05), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna L-188 (N53172), Camilla, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53172 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970922027939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970922027939A), Sep 22, 1997: Cessna A188B (N53172), Zellwood, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power during a spray run turn around. Hit ditch landing. Found broken crankshaft. Recent top overhaul. (.4)according to the pilot, a loss of engine power…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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