- Date
- June 3, 1986, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tyler, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4927JCessna T188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860603021389A
- Case key
- 7121
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a takeoff from a field strip the plt experienced a complete eng failure. The plt made a forced landing in a pecan orchard which resulted in airframe damage. Powerplant exam disclosed that the eng drive fuel pump had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4927J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803782T
- Airframe hours
- 1,301
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Eugene Mccormick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1986 · 38 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,560 total · 800 in this make and model · 3,500 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4927J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.