# Accident 19960726021329A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Santana, KS, July 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1996, 15:40 local time
- Place: Santana, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: S5FG
- Location: 37.4300° N, 100.9796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4300&lon=-100.9796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8086V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8086V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 250 in this make and model, 286 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960726021329A

## Narrative

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

RPM DROPPED TO 500 DURING SPRAY OPS. TRIED FOR ROAD. CAME SHORT. WIPED GEAR IN MUDDY FIELD. EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN.

## 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 CHI96LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA282), Jul 26, 1996: Cessna 188-230 (N8086V), Santanta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of power due to a broken number four cylinder exhaust valve push rod and a bent number four cylinder intake valve push rod. The wet, soft cornfield was a factor.

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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