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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Benson, NC · July 28, 1997

Date
July 28, 1997 · 14:25 local
Place
Benson, NC
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RSOG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53240
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97LA221
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,396 total1,704 in this make and model

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.

Struck wires on pullup from a run. Prop hit wire dragged under belly. Pulled off gascolator bowl. Lost fuel flow. (-23) aircraft flew into a powerline or telephone line breaking off fuel strainer bowl resulting in engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES ON PULLUP FROM A RUN. PROP HIT WIRE DRAGGED UNDER BELLY. PULLED OFF GASCOLATOR BOWL. LOST FUEL FLOW. (-23) AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A POWERLINE OR TELEPHONE LINE BREAKING OFF FUEL STRAINER BOWL RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.