# Accident 19880816034089A: Cessna A188B, Oak City, NC, August 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Oak City, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRDG
- Location: 35.9625° N, 77.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9625&lon=-77.3051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8284G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8284G-2014-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DMG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816034089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. NEARBY ROAD BLOCKED. HIT DITCH AND TREES IN A FIELD. FUEL HOSE LOOSE AT FIRE WALL. PRESSURE LOST

## 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 ATL88DMG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG07), Aug 16, 1988: Cessna A188B (N8284G), Oak City, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8284G (1)

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

- [Accident 19910826036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910826036759A), Aug 26, 1991: Cessna A188B (N8284G), New Market, MD, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to base after a spray operation. Struck a ditch on forced landing.

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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