# Accident 19910826036759A: Cessna A188B, New Market, MD, August 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1991, 19:22 local time
- Place: New Market, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4100° N, 77.2704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4100&lon=-77.2704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8284G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8284G-2014-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,338 total, 110 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910826036759A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO BASE AFTER A SPRAY OPERATION. STRUCK A DITCH ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 BFO91LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA076), Aug 26, 1991: Cessna A188B (N8284G), New Market, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE INOPERATIVE FUEL QUANTITY GAGES.

## Other reports on N8284G (1)

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

- [Accident 19880816034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816034089A), Aug 16, 1988: Cessna A188B (N8284G), Oak City, NC, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Nearby road blocked. Hit ditch and trees in a field. Fuel hose loose at fire wall. Pressure lost

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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