# Accident 19890825032509A: Cessna A188B, Edwards, MS, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Edwards, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.3291° N, 90.5998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3291&lon=-90.5998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53327, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53327-2005-08-11) (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: 810 total, 501 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825032509A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. HIT A DITCH ON FORCED LANDING. NO AGRICULTURAL OPERATOR CERTIFICATE.

## 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 MIA89LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA232), Aug 25, 1989: Cessna A188B (N53327), Edwards, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N53327 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790818032209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818032209I), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna A188B (N53327), Greenwood, MS, Minor damage. Zd throttle control advanced on rollout. Could not reduce power. Throttle control support #1650039-9 slipped out.

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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