# Accident 20180802009529A: Cessna 188, Watkins, MN, August 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2018, 11:15 local time
- Place: Watkins, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.8142° N, 94.4086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8142&lon=-94.4086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5523S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5523S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 566 total, 125 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180802009529A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA311), Aug 2, 2018: Cessna 188 (N5523S), Watkins, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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