# Accident 19880402031529A: Cessna A188B, Guistine, CA, April 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1988, 07:40 local time
- Place: Guistine, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PXEG
- Location: 37.0702° N, 120.8393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0702&lon=-120.8393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21762, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21762-2012-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,560 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402031529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING A LOW LEVEL AERIAL  APPLICATION. CRASHED INTO TREES IN AN ALMOND GROVE. FOUND NO FUEL IN ENGINE.

## 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 LAX88DVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA03), Apr 2, 1988: Cessna 188B (N21762), Gustine, CA, substantial damage

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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