# Accident 19870804043149A: Cessna A188, Valley City, ND, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Valley City, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SKTG
- Location: 46.9207° N, 98.0004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9207&lon=-98.0004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3530Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3530Q-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804043149A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SUNFLOWERS AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. FUEL BLADDER COLLAPSED, BLOCKING VENT.

## 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 DEN87DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTG01), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 188 (N3530Q), Valley City, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3530Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19820706026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706026029A), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna A188 (N3530Q), Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft ground looped.

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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