# Accident 19940907026039A: Cessna 188B, Oakdale, IL, September 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Oakdale, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DVSG
- Location: 38.2596° N, 89.4994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2596&lon=-89.4994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731SV-2006-08-10) (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 188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 5,461 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907026039A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED. ENGINE WAS SIEZED. CASE FRACTURED. MISALIGNMENT PROBLEM FROM RECENT OVERHAUL

## 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 CHI94LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA314), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 188B (N731SV), Oakdale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: misalignment of the number one connecting rod during major overhaul. Factors were the subsequent scoring and fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

## Other reports on N731SV (1)

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

- [Accident 20050726020699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726020699A), Jul 26, 2005: Cessna A188B (N731SV), Mexico, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot told investigators that he bounced the airplane a few times when he landed. He said the then lost control of the airplane and it swerved left…

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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