- Date
- August 4, 1991, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Quitman, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2877JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910804036899A
- Case key
- 8452
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Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The reason for the fuel starvation was not determined.
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
The ag pilot was reportedly spraying cotton when the engine quit. Unable to glide to the closest airport, he force landed the airplane in a nearby field, and the airplane collided with trees on the landing roll. An inspection of the airplane revealed that the aircraft fuel system was completely void of fuel except for the wing tanks. The fuel tank finger screens were clear. Teardown inspection of the engine and components revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2877J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803552T
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Reaves Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Reaves Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 1991
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VAD, 20 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.
Other investigations on N2877J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.