19990519005509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Anquilla, MS · May 19, 1999

Date: May 19, 1999 · 17:22 local
Place: Anquilla, MS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KXNG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9212R
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA157
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,028 total50 in this make and model

N9212RRegistration cancelled Apr 14, 2000 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802157T Airframe modelCessna A188B

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What happened

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

Acft was returning to a strip after an aerial application operation when it crashed under unknown circumstances. (-23) while returning to private airstrip the aircraft engine lost power and pilot made an off airport landing into a row of trees. Aircraft received substantial damage pilot received serious injuries. (.4) the pilot stated he departed from a private strip to conduc t an aerial application flight, and elected not to refuel on the third flight of the day. He was in cruise flight at about 100 feet when the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. He made a right turn towards a forced landing area. The landing gear collided with trees and the airplane crashed. Examination of the airframe, flight control systems, engine assembly and accessories revealed no evidence of a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction. The main fuel tank, and reservoir tank contained only a trace of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS RETURNING TO A STRIP AFTER AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION WHEN IT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23) WHILE RETURNING TO PRIVATE AIRSTRIP THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING INTO A ROW OF TREES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP TO CONDUC T AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND ELECTED NOT TO REFUEL ON THE THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY. HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 100 FEET WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HE MADE A RIGHT TURN TOWARDS A FORCED LANDING AREA. THE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME, FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORIES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE MAIN FUEL TANK, AND RESERVOIR TANK CONTAINED ONLY A TRACE OF FUEL.

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 MIA99LA157Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnguilla, MSThe pilot's inadequate management of the fuel supply which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.May 19, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9212R · 1

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

Accident 19770802020169ALow Level Operations · Elizabeth City, NCHit unmarked guy wire. Field not surveyed.Aug 2, 1977 · Substantial damage