41.3340° N, 92.2044° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sigourney, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 3, 1987 · 08:00 local
Place
Sigourney, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PMFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21722
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,665 total940 in this make and model30 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 aircraft landed in a cornfield after engine failure and hit a ditch. Fuel control screen showed contamination.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORNFIELD AFTER ENGINE FAILURE AND HIT A DITCH. FUEL CONTROL SCREEN SHOWED CONTAMINATION.