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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Malta, MT · June 4, 1987

Date
June 4, 1987 · 04:45 local
Place
Malta, MT
Airport
Malta
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WMIG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9417J
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total6,000 in this make and model100 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 failed after takeoff and the agricultural spray aircraft impacted terrain. Cause of failure is unknown.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.