# NTSB investigations: Cessna T188C: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical 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 LAX99LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA182.md): Cessna T188C · Stovepipe Wells, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1999 · N9603J · Substantial damage > fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot becoming lost and disoriented on a cross-country flight. - [NTSB ATL94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA003.md): Cessna T188C · Rogersville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1993 · N42402 · Substantial damage > Was the pilot's inadequate pre-flight preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion during take off. - [NTSB ATL91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA153.md): Cessna T188C · Quitman, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1991 · N2877J · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The reason for the fuel starvation was not determined. - [NTSB CHI91DCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ04.md): Cessna T188C · Grand Island, NE · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 1, 1991 · N2872J · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from crops during aerial application maneuvers. Related factors are the failure of a propeller pitch change mechanism and the pilot's diverted attention. - [NTSB DEN90LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA158.md): Cessna T-188 · Devils Lake, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1990 · N2087J · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to refuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion. A forced landing in rough terrain is a factor. - [NTSB DEN83LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA172.md): Cessna T188C · Bozeman, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1983 · N2834J · Substantial damage > The acft settled into trees after the engine lost power during a swath run. The flt had been in progress for about 15 minutes. The plt started the 4th run and the acft started to settle. The plt dumped the load but did not touch the throttle or mixture. He… - [NTSB ATL83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA112.md): Cessna T188C · Puckett, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1983 · N3239J · Substantial damage > The acft was damaged during a forced landing after the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. The plt stated that he forgotto check the fuel prior to takeoff. He said he was upset and distracted because his employees did not want to work on Saturday. Examination… - [NTSB MKC82DA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA148.md): Cessna T188C · Near Traer, IA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 17, 1982 · N9975J · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to refuel during the last loading, and shortly after returning to the spray area, the engine quit. A forced landing was made in an alfala field during which the aircraft collided with a fence. During the investigation, no fuel was found in… - [NTSB DEN82DA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA136.md): Cessna T188C · Starkweather, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 16, 1982 · N2087J · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that the aircraft fuel tank had run out of fuel, so he added 2 to 3 gallons of av-gas. He said he thought this would be enough fuel to ferry the the aircraft four miles. He took off, and upon reaching about 400 ft AGL, the engine lost… - [NTSB DEN82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA117.md): Cessna 188 · 25nm Sw Santa R, MT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 25, 1982 · N2066J · Substantial damage > After dispensing his second load, the pilot returned to the airport where he circled to wait for traffic to clear the runway. About 1/2 way through the circle, the engine lost power and the pilot observed that the fuel gauges indicated empty. He landed on a… ## 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 ('2073012') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073012&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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