# Accident 19890525013209A: Cessna A188B, Table Rock, NE, May 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Table Rock, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RKYG
- Location: 40.1694° N, 96.0805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1694&lon=-96.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9084R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,260 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890525013209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NEAR LAST SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE.

## 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 MKC89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA114), May 26, 1989: Cessna 188 (N9084R), Table Rock, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON.

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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