# Accident 20061021023829A: Cessna A188B, Tuscarora, NC, October 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tuscarora, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.1089° N, 77.0450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1089&lon=-77.0450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9176R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9176R-2019-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061021023829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT BEGAN A RIGHT TURNING CLIMB TO AVOID FLYING OVER A MIDDLE SCHOOL. AT APPROXIMATELY 100-150 THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL, PUSHED THE NOSE OVER, AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN A TURF FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD. THE PILOT SEAT WAS PULLED FROM THE SEAT TRACKS, THE LANDING GEAR AND SPRAY EQUIPMENT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT WING FRACTURED/SEPARATED AT THE FUEL CELL, THE PROPELLER WAS TORN FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE WAS TORN FROM ITS MOUNTS. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM WITNESSES. THE PILOT WAS THEN FLOWN TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES.

## 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 ATL07LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA012), Oct 21, 2006: Cessna A188B (N9176R), New Bern, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's continued operation of the airplane with known deficiencies with the engine, which resulted in a forced landing and in-flight collision…

## Other reports on N9176R (2)

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

- [Incident 19780815037069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037069I), Aug 15, 1978: Cessna A188B (N9176R), Elk Grove, CA, Minor damage. Agricultural aircraft struck trees while pulling up at end of spray run.
- [Accident 19750729024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750729024189A), Jul 29, 1975: Cessna A188B (N9176R), Thornton, CA, Substantial damage. Hit guy wire.

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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