# NTSB ATL88DMG07: Cessna A188B, N8284G, Oak City, NC, August 16, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 16, 1988, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Oak City, NC
- Location: 35.9625° N, 77.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9625&lon=-77.3051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88DMG07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7558/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG07

## 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, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - fuel system,line - loose (cause)
  - fuel system - pressure too low
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8284G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8284G-2014-12-23), registration cancelled 2014-12-23, S/N 18801285T, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801285T
- Airframe hours: 3048
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Danny Ellis, doing business as Diversified Service
- Registered owner: Danny Ellis
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 3, 1988, 20 hours before
- Departed: HOBGOOD, NC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 3,150 as pilot in command, 80 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °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 19880816034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816034089A), Aug 16, 1988: Cessna A188B, Oak City, NC, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Nearby road blocked. Hit ditch and trees in a field. Fuel hose loose at fire wall. Pressure lost

## Other investigations on N8284G (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 BFO91LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA076), Aug 26, 1991: Cessna A188B (N8284G), New Market, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE INOPERATIVE FUEL QUANTITY GAGES.

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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