# Accident 19930801027409A: Cessna A188B, Buhler, KS, August 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1993, 08:30 local time
- Place: Buhler, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CFJG
- Location: 38.1299° N, 97.7707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1299&lon=-97.7707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4864Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4864Q-2005-03-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930801027409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN FORCED LANDING. GEAR TEETH BROKE OFF CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR.

## 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 CHI93DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCQ02), Aug 1, 1993: Cessna 188 (N4864Q), Buhler, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to a fractured accessory (camshaft) drive gear.

## Other reports on N4864Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19970728019899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728019899A), Jul 28, 1997: Cessna 188B (N4864Q), Halstead, KS, Substantial damage. Narrative: on July 28, 1997, at 1145 central daylight time, a Cessna 188B, N4864Q, operated by blue sky airspray, sustained substantial damage while spraying a…

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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