# Accident 19950613032209A: Cessna A188B, Red Springs, NC, June 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Red Springs, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRBG
- Location: 34.8107° N, 79.1810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8107&lon=-79.1810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4916Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4916Q-2016-11-01) (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: 4,100 total, 3,783 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950613032209A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK TREE LANDING. EXHAUST MANIFOLD CORRODED. HOLE ALLOWED GASES BLOW ON AIR FILTER COVER.

## 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 ATL95LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA109), Jun 13, 1995: Cessna 188 (N4916Q), Red Springs, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE THAT OVERLOOKED CORROSION OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK, AN IN FLIGHT FIRE, AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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