# Accident 20090716048299A: Cessna A188B, Suring, WI, July 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2009, 06:40 local time
- Place: Suring, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3WAG
- Location: 44.8842° N, 88.4581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8842&lon=-88.4581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9747G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9747G) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA447) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090716048299A

## Narrative

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

APPROZIMATELY 0640 LOCAL, N9747G EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATIONS.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY WHEAT FIELD CAUSING AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND ENGINE COWLING ALONG WITH A LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.CLOSEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME WAS: GRB 161053Z 26005KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A2987CLI 161055Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A2988

## 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 CEN09LA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA447), Jul 16, 2009: Cessna A188B (N9747G), Suring, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power resulting from the fatigue failure of the crankshaft due to the loss of engine case through-bolt torque. Contributing to the engine failure was the operator's failure to…

## Other reports on N9747G (1)

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

- [Accident 19920914036609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914036609A), Sep 14, 1992: Cessna 188B (N9747G), Cogswell, ND, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run. Nosed over landing. Cylinder broken caused connecting to rod to break. Go through top of eng

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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