# Accident 20210415006069A: Cessna A188B, Dover, NC, April 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dover, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3238° N, 77.3664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3238&lon=-77.3664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731TB) (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 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210415006069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD BANG DURING CLIMB OUT. HE NOTICED NO FUEL PRESSURE AND ENGINE QUITE RUNNING. HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART.  BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY 300 FEET HE THEN LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. UPON LANDING HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT ROTATE. TRYING TO ROTATE THE PROP YOU CAN HEAR A CLUNG NOISE SIMILAR TO A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 ERA21LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA188), Apr 15, 2021: Cessna A188 (N731TB), Dover, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a shift of a crankshaft main bearing, which resulted in a lack of lubrication and subsequent overheating and failure of the engine crankshaft. Contributing to the…

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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