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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Crookston, MN · May 17, 1998

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Date
May 17, 1998 · 20:15 local
Place
Crookston, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4962Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA162
Reported as
Cessna A188B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total340 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days
N4962QRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2017 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802696T · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot reported that he started aerial spraying between 0530 and 0600 CDT that morning and continued spraying until the time of the accident. He departed the airport with another load of chemical but had not refueled. He reported that he was heading for a field at 100 to 150 feet above ground level when the engine quit. He reported, 'I immediately looked for a place to land and had to resort to a muddy field. While maneuvering the airplane stalled. While trying to recover the airplane struck the ground.' The pilot stated in a phone interview, 'I'm sure it ran out of gas.' He reported that airplane had been running well all day and had given no indications of anything going wrong. The pilot also stated, 'fatigue was a major factor in all circumstances leading to the accident.' (-23) aircraft ran out of fuel during ferry phase of flight while conducting arial application. While maneuvering for an emergency landing, the aircraft stalled. The pilot was unable to recover completely from the stall prior to impact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE STARTED AERIAL SPRAYING BETWEEN 0530 AND 0600 CDT THAT MORNING AND CONTINUED SPRAYING UNTIL THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT WITH ANOTHER LOAD OF CHEMICAL BUT HAD NOT REFUELED. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS HEADING FOR A FIELD AT 100 TO 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE REPORTED, 'I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND AND HAD TO RESORT TO A MUDDY FIELD. WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE STALLED. WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND.' THE PILOT STATED IN A PHONE INTERVIEW, 'I'M SURE IT RAN OUT OF GAS.' HE REPORTED THAT AIRPLANE HAD BEEN RUNNING WELL ALL DAY AND HAD GIVEN NO INDICATIONS OF ANYTHING GOING WRONG. THE PILOT ALSO STATED, 'FATIGUE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT.' (-23) AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING FERRY PHASE OF FLIGHT WHILE CONDUCTING ARIAL APPLICATION. WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER COMPLETELY FROM THE STALL PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI98LA162Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrookston, MNthe pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. Factors included the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion when the pilot failed to refuel the airplane. Another factor was fatigue.May 18, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4962Q · 2

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

Accident 19910723029629AForced/Precautionary Landing · Munger, MISettled into tall corn off end of Private strip. No time to dump load.Jul 23, 1991 · Substantial damageAccident 19780920030489AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Brooklett, GACondensers on both mags bad.r mag inop for long period of time.Sep 20, 1978 · Reported as Cessna 188ACESSNA · Substantial damage