# Accident 20000831004609A: Cessna T188C, Furman, SC, August 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Furman, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.6804° N, 81.1795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6804&lon=-81.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9566J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9566J-2001-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,322 total, 907 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000831004609A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 1, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 A.M. LOCAL TIME, N9566J WAS OPERATED BY CHRISTOPHER STRICKLAND WHO WAS DISPENSING ECONOMIC POISONS. N9566J APPEARED TO HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE ENGINE QUIT AND N9566J CRASHED ON LANDING ADJACENT TO THE FIELD THAT WAS BEING SPRAYED. (.4) ON AUGUST 31, 2000, ABOUT 1045 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T188C, N9566J, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY STRICKS AIR CARE, INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR FURMAN, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GARNETT, SOUTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1005. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT ABOUT 1045, WHILE SPRAYING, HE SMELLED FUEL IN THE COCKPIT. HE INITIATED A CLIMB OUT OF THE FIELD AND AT 100 FEET THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE MADE A RIGHT TURN TOWARD A SMALL CLEARING AND SET UP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED POWER LINES AND A HIGHWAY BEFORE IMPACTING ROUGH TERRAIN AT A SLIG                         HTLY NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED ABOUT 50 FEET AND CAME TO REST. THE PILOT STATED HE LAST FUELED THE AIRCRAFT ON AUGUST 28, 2000, AND THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT HE DID NOT PHYSICALLY CHECK THE FUEL LEVEL. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH SITE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR SHOWED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT, OR FUEL STAINS ON THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO ODOR OF FUEL OR SIGNS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND IN THE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA00LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA256), Aug 31, 2000: Cessna T188C (N9566J), Furman, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure the aircraft contained adequate fuel to complete the flight resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and damage to the aircraft during the subsequent…

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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