# Accident 20091108053809A: Cessna A188B, Ripley, MS, November 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2009, 11:15 local time
- Place: Ripley, MS
- Airport: Ripley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7222° N, 89.0150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7222&lon=-89.0150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9368G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9368G-2012-09-24) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091108053809A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT THE RIPLEY, MS (25M) AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUWAY IN A PASTURE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.  THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T SUBSTANE A POST FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTER AND POP BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING IN FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA10LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA059), Nov 8, 2009: Cessna A188B (N9368G), Ripley, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power due to water in the fuel.

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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