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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 188CESSNA · Wisner, LA · August 2, 1996

Date: August 2, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place: Wisner, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N39RJ
Reported as: Cessna 188CESSNA
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total250 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N39RJRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2002 · Cessna 188S/N 188-0027 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 188 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: on August 2, 1996, a Cessna 188 aircraft, N39RJ, was in a straight and level flight enroute to its home base when the engine shut off. The aircraft landed in an upright position in a corn field and came to rest after collapsing the nose gear. There were no injuries incurred by the pilot who dumped his load prior to going down. Cause of the incident is undetermined at this time. The aircraft was removed from the field on November 4, 1996.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 2, 1996, A CESSNA 188 AIRCRAFT, N39RJ, WAS IN A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT ENROUTE TO ITS HOME BASE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN A CORN FIELD AND CAME TO REST AFTER COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INCURRED BY THE PILOT WHO DUMPED HIS LOAD PRIOR TO GOING DOWN. CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 1996.