# Accident 20000906014519A: Cessna A188B, Farwell, TX, September 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Farwell, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.8194° N, 102.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8194&lon=-102.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21635, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21635-2002-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000906014519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS JUST PULLING UP FROM A PASS, SPRAYING MALITHION ON A COTTON FIELD, WHEN HE NOTICED HEAT AND SAW FIRE FROM THE ENGINE. AS HE LOWERED THE NOSE, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE CONTINUED TO TURN INTO THE WIND, PULLED THE FLAPS ON AND LANDED HARD IN A CORNFIELD SOUTHWEST OF THE COTTON FIELD. THE VERTICAL IMPACT COMPONENT OF THE CRASH BROKE THE LEFT SUPPORT LEG OF THE PILOT SEAT, PARTIALLY PULLED THE ENGINE OFF THE MOUNTS, TORE OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, BENT THE TAIL BOOM, BUCKLED THE FUSELAGE BREAKING THE HOPPER LOOSE, AND DAMAGED BOTH WING SPARS. THE PILOT HAD BRUISING ON HIS SHOULDERS FROM THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND A SORE NECK FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE HELMET. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLAMES CONTINUED DURING THE DESCENT AND LANDING, BUT THEN WENT OUT BEFORE THE DRY CORN STALKS CAUGHT FIRE. THE PROPELLOR WAS WIND MILLING AND CAUSED A LARGE AMOUNT OF DRAG.

## 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 FTW00LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA250), Sep 6, 2000: Cessna 188B (N21635), Farwell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the smoke in the cockpit, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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