# Accident 20180806010319A: Cessna A188B, Hughesville, MO, August 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2018, 15:15 local time
- Place: Hughesville, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NEHG
- Location: 38.7044° N, 93.2283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7044&lon=-93.2283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4996R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4996R-2020-09-04) (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: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 167 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180806010319A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT INTO A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES SHORT OF THE FIELD AND CAME TO REST IN A CLEARING.  A POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MUCH OF THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN18LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA321), Aug 6, 2018: Cessna A188 (N4996R), Sedalia, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined due to postimpact fire damage.

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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