# Accident 19891127047219A: Cessna A188B, Muldoon, TX, November 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1989, 17:07 local time
- Place: Muldoon, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KGAG
- Location: 29.8099° N, 97.0600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8099&lon=-97.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4090J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4090J-2012-08-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891127047219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW90DRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA01), Nov 27, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4090J), Muldoon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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