# NTSB ATL88DKG01: Cessna 188, N731RF, Samson, AL, October 15, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 15, 1987, 06:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Samson, AL
- Coordinates: 31.110939, -86.040443 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1109&lon=-86.0404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88DKG01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7531/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG01

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, maneuvering - aerial application
  - lubricating system,oil filter/screen - failure,total (cause)
  - lubricating system,oil filter/screen - separation (cause)
- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fluid,oil - loss,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## Analysis

THE PLT SAID THE PROP SURGED DURING A SWATH RUN. WHILE RTNING TO LAND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE ACFT LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RT WING AND LNDG GEAR. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY THE PLT REVEALED THAT THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER THREAD HAD FAILED. THE OIL FILTER THEN SEPARATED FM THE ENGINE MOUNT AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL ITS OIL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731RF-2005-01-24), registration cancelled 2005-01-24, S/N 18803090T, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18803090T
- Airframe hours: 2400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL I0-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Jerry Wise, doing business as Ag Flying Service (Ag 702-175)
- Registered owner: Flying T. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 25, 1987, 291 hours before
- Departed: 0J7, SAMSON, AL
- Destination: 0J7
- Airport: QJ7, Logan

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 4,455 total, 4,455 as pilot in command, 350 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DHN

## 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 19871015059789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871015059789A), Oct 15, 1987: Cessna A188B, Samson, AL, Substantial damage. Engine power loss during a spray run due to loss of the engine oil filter. Oil filter threads were stripped.

## Other investigations on N731RF (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 MIA99LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA266), Sep 23, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731RF), South Oxford, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout.

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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