# Accident 19960715017169A: Cessna A188B, St Charles, MO, July 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1996
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.7894° N, 90.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7894&lon=-90.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9703J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9703J) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960715017169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND LANDED IN A NEARBY FIELD.

## 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 CHI96LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA239), Jul 15, 1996: Cessna A188B (N9703J), Saint Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. The factors involved were the pilot did not perform load jettison and low airspeed.

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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