# NTSB ATL89DKG02: Cessna A188B, N9583G, Statesboro, GA, March 30, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: March 30, 1989, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Coordinates: 32.440547, -81.769279 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4405&lon=-81.7693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL89DKG02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7826/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG02

## Probable cause

IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT THE ENGINE HAD A TOTAL POWER LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES DURING THE FORCED LANDING AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER ON THE THIRD BOUNCE. THE PILOT MADE STATEMENTS TO THREE PERSONS THAT HE 'RAN OUT OF GAS'. A FOURTH PERSON ALLEGES THAT HE SAW FUEL RUNNING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TEST RUN AND OPERATED NORMALLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9583G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9583G-1997-03-10), registration cancelled 1997-03-10, S/N 18801545T (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: 18801545T
- Airframe hours: 3743
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Hilde Aviation, doing business as Hilde Ag Service
- Registered owner: Chadwick Q Hilde
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 28, 1989, 3 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, invalid medical for flight; seat: center; flight hours: 1,242 total, 601 in this make and model, 1,119 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SAV, 2 nm away

## 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 19890330005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005049A), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna A188B, Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run. Flipped over in cross furrow landing. 3 possible causes. Out of fuel, vapor lock or vents

## Other investigations on N9583G (2)

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 ATL94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA132), Jul 8, 1994: Cessna A188B (N9583G), Tifton, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST, RESULTING IN AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH THE ELEVATOR TRIM IMPROPERLY SET. A FACTOR WAS THE TREES AT THE PERIMETER OF THE AIRSTRIP.
- [NTSB FTW79DRA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA41), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna A188B (N9583G), Crockett, TX, substantial damage

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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