# NTSB investigations: Cessna A188B: Loss of engine power (total)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA199.md): Cessna A188B · Blair, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · May 27, 2026 · N84497 · Substantial damage
  > On May 27, 2026, about 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B airplane, N84497, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Blair, Nebraska. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB ERA26LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA216.md): Cessna A188B · Doerun, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · May 23, 2026 · N8288G · Substantial damage
  > On May 23, 2026, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N8288G, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Doerun, Georgia. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part…
- [NTSB ERA21LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA188.md): Cessna A188 · Dover, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2021 · N731TB · Substantial damage
  > 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 accident was the hard touchdown during the forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN18LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA321.md): Cessna A188 · Sedalia, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2018 · N4996R · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined due to postimpact fire damage.
- [NTSB CEN18IA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18IA273.md): Cessna A188B · Rockford, OH · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2018 · N2483J · Minor damage
  > The total loss of engine power, which resulted from the separation of the No. 2 connecting rod due to oil starvation as a result of insufficient clamping force of the engine's through-bolts.
- [NTSB CEN11LA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA513.md): Cessna A188B · Mount Hamill, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2011 · N9234R · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's inadequate fuel management.
- [NTSB ERA09LA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA470.md): Cessna A188B · McRae, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2009 · N4842R · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to pre-ignition/detonation as a result of a fuel control malfunction.
- [NTSB CEN09LA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA447.md): Cessna A188B · Suring, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2009 · N9747G · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power resulting from the fatigue failure of the crankshaft due to the loss of engine case through-bolt torque. Contributing to the engine failure was the operator's failure to overhaul the engine in accordance with the manufacturer's…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073005')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '341' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence?model=2073005

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