# Accident 19940901024899A: Cessna A188B, Indian River, FL, September 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1994, 06:41 local time
- Place: Indian River, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: IRXG
- Location: 27.6803° N, 80.7092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6803&lon=-80.7092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53184-1995-03-09) (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: 17,609 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940901024899A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. UNABLE FIND POWER PROBLEM

## 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 MIA94LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA204), Sep 1, 1994: Cessna 188B (N53184), Indian River, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS OVER TERRAIN UNSUITABLE FOR A 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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