# Accident 19890330005049A: Cessna A188B, Statesboro, GA, March 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Statesboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FWNG
- Location: 32.4405° N, 81.7693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4405&lon=-81.7693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9583G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9583G-1997-03-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,242 total, 601 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. FLIPPED OVER IN CROSS FURROW LANDING. 3 POSSIBLE CAUSES. OUT OF FUEL, VAPOR LOCK OR VENTS

## 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 ATL89DKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG02), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna A188B (N9583G), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N9583G (2)

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

- [Accident 19940708017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940708017939A), Jul 8, 1994: Cessna A188B (N9583G), Tifton, GA, Destroyed. Practice ag ops with water. Settled on climbout. Tried dump load. Hit trees. Elevator trim nose down. Needed neutral
- [Accident 19790807034169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807034169A), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 188B (N9583G), Crockett, TX, Substantial damage. Tire tube blew out on landing. Pilot lost directional control.

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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