# Accident 19961031034929A: Cessna A188B, Ocilla, GA, October 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1996
- Place: Ocilla, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 31.5896° N, 83.2408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5896&lon=-83.2408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731BQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731BQ-2006-03-27) (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 ATL97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961031034929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN COTTON 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 ATL97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA016), Oct 31, 1996: Cessna 188B (N731BQ), Ocilla, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately preflight and plan the fuel required for the flight.

## Other reports on N731BQ (1)

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

- [Accident 19790906021029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906021029A), Sep 6, 1979: Cessna 188B (N731BQ), Crawford, MS, Destroyed. Pilot allowed aircraft to stall when he pulled up over trees while spraying crops.

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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