# Accident 19970604013709A: Cessna A188B, Twin Island Lak, AK, June 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1997
- Place: Twin Island Lak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 46.3702° N, 98.2802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3702&lon=-98.2802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8293G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8293G-2013-11-14) (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 CHI97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604013709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED LAMOURE AIRPORT (RNWY31) FOR AERIAL APPLICATION OF HERBICIDES, WITH FULL LOAD OF CHEMICALS.  APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES AFTER TAKE OFF HE LOWERED RPM BY 100 AND THEN NOTICED DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE (29 HG). PILOT STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE AND TURNED TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD LOWERING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO GAIN SPEED.  AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, RIGHT LAND GEAR DUG INTO GROUND, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AWAY.

## 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 CHI97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA157), Jun 5, 1997: Cessna A188B (N8293G), La Moure, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to jettison the load. Factors involved were the exceeded weight and balance limits, and the pilot's inadequate preflight…

## Other reports on N8293G (1)

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

- [Incident 19880905054139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905054139I), Sep 5, 1988: Cessna A188B (N8293G), Stratford, SD, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on takeoff. Damaged prop and wing tip. Forward and aft landing gear bolts had broken.

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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