# Accident 19990413003289A: Cessna T188C, Dalton, NE, April 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dalton, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.4001° N, 102.9692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4001&lon=-102.9692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2173J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2173J-2003-12-16) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990413003289A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKE-OFF, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) CESSNA T188C, N2173J, DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP 1/2 MILE EAST OF DALTON, NE., TO ENGAGE IN FAR 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FOR AG ARI, INC. ON CLIMBOUT, APPROX. 150 FEET AGL, THE PIC EXPERIENCED AN ABRUPT AND SEVERE REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER, THE A/C LOST ALTITUDE, STRUCK A LINE OF TREES AND A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AT 11352 ROAD 58/99. THE PIC REPORTED NO INJURY. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAAMGE TO THE A/C. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP OUTPUT WAS EXCESSIVE. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 CHI99LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA128), Apr 13, 1999: Cessna T-188C (N2173J), Dalton, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper adjustment of the fuel pump by maintenance personnel. Factors to the accident were the excessive output of the fuel pump, trees, residential structure, fence, and propane tank.

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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