# Accident 19900522017199A: Cessna T188C, Elk Rapids, MI, May 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1990, 06:00 local time
- Place: Elk Rapids, MI
- Airport: Yuba Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MRFG
- Location: 44.7604° N, 85.3998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7604&lon=-85.3998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9441J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9441J-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 635 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522017199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED LOAD,STRUCK WIRES,CRASHED AND BURNED IN ORCHARD. CAUSE POWER LOSS NOT GIVEN.

## 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 CHI90DEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM03), May 22, 1990: Cessna T188 (N9441J), Williamsburg, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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