# Accident 19960925029989A: Cessna T188C, Pataskala, OH, September 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Pataskala, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FASG
- Location: 40.0001° N, 82.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0001&lon=-82.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3619J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3619J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,393 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925029989A

## Narrative

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

LOST FUEL PRESSURE EN ROUTE SPRAY AREA. ENGINE QUIT. DUMPED LOAD. FIRE IN ENGINE.FUEL HOSE THROTTLE TO VALVE FAILED (-23) IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT THAT WHILE ENROUTE TO AN AERIAL APPLICATION LOCATION THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE COWLING PAINT BLISTERED AND STARTED SMOKING. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A BEAN FIELD WITHOUT ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. AN INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A FIRE HAD DAMAGED COMPONENTS IN THE TOP AND ACCESSORY SECTION OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 IAD96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA153), Sep 25, 1996: Cessna 188 (N3619J), Pataskala, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: deterioration and fuel leakage from an engine fuel hose (with a service life that had been exceed, due to inadequate maintenance), which resulted in an engine compartment fire and subsequent damage…

## Other reports on N3619J (1)

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

- [Accident 20250626008939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250626008939A), Jun 26, 2025: Cessna T188C (N3619J), Mount Gilead, OH, Destroyed. Pilot said he was departing rwy 10 at 0915 on June 26,2025 at Morrow County Airport with 235 gallons of water and 50 gallons of fuel on board. Shortly after…

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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