# Accident 19920720026029A: Cessna A188B, Twin Falls, ID, July 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SQVG
- Location: 43.5002° N, 111.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5002&lon=-111.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78734-1997-12-03) (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: 5,000 total, 3,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720026029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN. STRUCK DITCH ON FORCED LANDING. DRAINED FOUR GALLONS OF FUEL POST ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA92LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA157), Jul 20, 1992: Cessna A188B (N78734), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

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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