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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Merced, CA · July 18, 1996

Date
July 18, 1996 · 06:00 local
Place
Merced, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
J3RG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731YT
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA276
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,849 total2,500 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power returning to base. Hit fence and posts landing on railroad right of way. Fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER RETURNING TO BASE. HIT FENCE AND POSTS LANDING ON RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.