# NTSB CHI80FEE34: Cessna A188B, N4905R, Pecatonica, IL, July 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1980
- Place: Pecatonica, IL · PECATONICA, IL
- Location: 42.3090° N, 89.3572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecatonica, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3090&lon=-89.3572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3436  80/7/23  NR.PECATONICA,IL      CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 11800
        TIME - 0745                    N4905R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 590 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBIER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PECATONICA,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  590                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  840
        REMARKS- SIGHT GAUGE ON FUEL STORAGE TANK BROKEN OFF,RAIN WATER FD IN RECESSED AREA GAUGE LOCATED IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4905R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4905R), registered now, S/N 18802423T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cambier Rla

## 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 19800723027689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723027689A), Jul 23, 1980: Cessna A188B, Pecatonica, IL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed off end of runway. Found water in fuel.

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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