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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna A188B · St Elmo, IL · August 19, 2005

Date: August 19, 2005 · 13:30 local
Place: St Elmo, IL
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PCHG
Aircraft: N9438G
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,152 total6,490 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N9438GRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2006 · Cessna A188BS/N 18801485T · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On Friday August 19th at about 1:30 pm the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was seeding oats and turnip seeds on the east side of st. Elmo, IL north of highway 40. On the 4th pass to the south and on the turn-around the engine lost power and stopped completely without any warning. The PIC made an off-airport landing in a soybean field. The PIC exited the aircraft without injury and the aircraft was not damaged in any way. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY AUGUST 19TH AT ABOUT 1:30 PM THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEDING OATS AND TURNIP SEEDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF ST. ELMO, IL NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. ON THE 4TH PASS TO THE SOUTH AND ON THE TURN-AROUND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE PIC MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.