# Accident 19851104076379A: Cessna T188C, Hilo, HI, November 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1985, 05:39 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6890° N, 155.0806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6890&lon=-155.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9958J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9958J-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,750 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851104076379A

## Narrative

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

HOPPER TANK CONVERTED TO FUEL TANK LEAKED. REALIZED HE COULD NOT REACH HAWAII. DITCHED, PICKED UP BY A SHIP.

## 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 LAX86LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA032), Nov 4, 1985: Cessna T188C (N9958J), Hilo, HI, destroyed

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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