# Accident 19890702018939A: Cessna T188C, Hollandale, MS, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hollandale, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZPTG
- Location: 33.1710° N, 90.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1710&lon=-90.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3775J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3775J-1998-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,742 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED RETURNING TO BASE. FLIPPED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN RICE PADDY. TURBOCHARGER IMPELLER BEARING FAILED

## 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 MIA89LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA182), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna T188C (N3775J), Hollandale, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE TURBOCHARGER DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED RETAINING NUT. THE SOFT/WET TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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