# NTSB ATL82DA268: Cessna 188, N9184R, Nashville, GA, September 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 11, 1982, 09:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place: Nashville, GA
- Coordinates: 31.199447, -83.240684 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1994&lon=-83.2407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA268
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71832/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA268

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,fuel control - contamination (cause)
  - fuel system,fuel control - blocked(total) (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE THE ACFT WAS ENROUTE TO SPRAY A SOYBEAN CROP. DEPOSITS OF DIRT & SEDIMENT WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL CONTROL ASSEMBLY BODY SCREEN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9184R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802142T
- Airframe hours: 675
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D-33 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: David Hendley, Jr.
- Registered owner: David Hendley, Jr.
- Departed: NASHVILLE, GA
- Destination: NASHVILLE, GA
- Airport: runway 9, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,223 total, 788 in this make and model, 1,167 as pilot in command, 254 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820911045469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911045469A), Sep 11, 1982: Cessna 188B, Nashville, GA, Destroyed. Engine lost power and quit en route to spray field. Struct trees. Dirt and sediment in fuel.

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.

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