# Accident 20040325003619A: Cessna A188B, Le Grand, CA, March 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2004, 09:45 local time
- Place: Le Grand, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZT8G
- Location: 37.2217° N, 120.3117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2217&lon=-120.3117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478Q-2006-02-23) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040325003619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2004 N478Q A CESSNA A188B SER. NO. 18802315T WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPLYING UREA FERTILIZER PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED BY RADIO TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND THAT HE WAS HAVING A POWER LOSS WITH UNUSUAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 100-500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, SPUN TO THE RIGHT, WENT INVERTED, THEN NOSE DOWN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE SAME FIELD IN WHICH HE WAS OPERATING. UPON HITTING THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT OBSERVED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE FROM THE WING FUEL TANKS AREA. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LEFT SIDE.

## 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 LAX04LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA170), Mar 25, 2004: Cessna 188B (N478Q), Planada, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power due to the separation of the number 5 cylinder fuel injector supply line. The fuel line separation was due to company maintenance personnel's failure to secure the…

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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