# Accident 19990519005509A: Cessna A188B, Anquilla, MS, May 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1999, 17:22 local time
- Place: Anquilla, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KXNG
- Location: 32.9710° N, 90.8206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9710&lon=-90.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9212R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9212R-2000-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,028 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990519005509A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA157), May 19, 1999: Cessna A-188B (N9212R), Anguilla, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate management of the fuel supply which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N9212R (1)

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

- [Accident 19770802020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770802020169A), Aug 2, 1977: Cessna A188B (N9212R), Elizabeth City, NC, Substantial damage. Hit unmarked guy wire. Field not surveyed.

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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