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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Farmville, VA · August 24, 1985

Date
August 24, 1985 · 10:00 local
Place
Farmville, VA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4830Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO85FID04
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total100 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine lost power and the aircraft impacted the ground. The left magneto was found fouled with carbon dust.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS FOUND FOULED WITH CARBON DUST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.