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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 188 · Watkins, MN · August 2, 2018

Date
August 2, 2018 · 11:15 local
Place
Watkins, MN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5523S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA311
Reported as
Cessna 188
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
566 total125 in this make and model141 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine oil pressure was dropping and the oil temperature began to rise. Pilot shut engine immediately down and landed in corn field directly below him.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE. PILOT SHUT ENGINE IMMEDIATELY DOWN AND LANDED IN CORN FIELD DIRECTLY BELOW HIM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.