# Accident 19950908028119A: Cessna A188A, Belding, MI, September 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1995, 18:13 local time
- Place: Belding, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WHSG
- Location: 43.1710° N, 85.2494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1710&lon=-85.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5623J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5623J-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908028119A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS REPORTED ENGINE LOSING POWER. PILOT DUMPED LOAD. STRUCK TREES. AIRCRAFT FELL TO GROUND. (-23) WITNESSES STATED THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS LOSING POWER. THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE DUMPING HIS LOAD. HE STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO FINAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 CHI95LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA316), Sep 8, 1995: Cessna 188 (N5623J), Greenville, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: pilot incapacitation.

## Other reports on N5623J (2)

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

- [Incident 19830812046559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812046559I), Aug 12, 1983: Cessna A188A (N5623J), Ludington, MI, Minor damage. Slid off a wet grass runway on the landing roll.
- [Accident 19730706017529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706017529A), Jul 6, 1973: Cessna A188A (N5623J), Bunker Hill, IL, Substantial damage. 6Th load plt increased load by 100LBS,total hopper 1000LBS.hit corn 3-4FT AGL.lndd in bean fld.

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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