# Accident 19870501012319A: Cessna A188, Ottawa, KS, May 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1987, 13:20 local time
- Place: Ottawa, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.5996° N, 95.2590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5996&lon=-95.2590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9858V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9858V-1994-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501012319A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE ON LANDING. THE FUEL LINE WAS FOUND LOOSE AT THE MAIN FILTER.

## 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 MKC87LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA100), May 1, 1987: Cessna 188 (N9858V), Ottawa, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9858V (1)

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

- [Accident 19920806029549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920806029549A), Aug 6, 1992: Cessna A188 (N9858V), Forrest City, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees,crashed and burned on a procedure turn around. Flaps found full down. No witnesses.

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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