# Accident 19920903039149A: Cessna A188, Burlington, CO, September 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZKCG
- Location: 39.3008° N, 102.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3008&lon=-102.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8041V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8041V-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 994 total, 408 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920903039149A

## Narrative

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

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ON SPRAY RUN. CARTWHEELED LANDING IN CORNFIELD. CONNECTING ROD PUT HOLE IN ENGINE CASE.

## 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 DEN92LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA090), Sep 3, 1992: Cessna A188 (N8041V), Burlington, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: FRACTURED CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR 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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