# NTSB ATL88DKG10: Cessna 188, N91217, Douglas, GA, July 15, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1988, 21:00 local (Jul 15, 1988, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Douglas, GA
- Location: 31.5061° N, 82.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5061&lon=-82.8543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88DKG10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7540/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG10

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91217](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91217-2008-07-18), registration cancelled 2008-07-18, S/N 18802029T, built 1975 (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: 18802029T
- Airframe hours: 4124
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Souther Field Aviation, doing business as Souther Crop Spraying, Inc.
- Registered owner: Souther Crop Spaying Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 7, 1988, 123 hours before
- Destination: 18J

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 8,381 total, 322 in this make and model, 8,312 as pilot in command, 122 in the last 90 days, 122 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °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 19880714027669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880714027669A), Jul 14, 1988: Cessna A188B, Douglas, GA, Substantial damage. Crash landed in a field during an aerial application due to fuel exhaustion. Had substantial damage to aircraft.

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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