# NTSB DEN82DA136: Cessna T188C, N2087J, Starkweather, ND, July 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1982, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Starkweather, ND
- Coordinates: 48.449935, -98.869102 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4499&lon=-98.8691&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 July 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA136
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72715/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA136

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL, SO HE ADDED 2 TO 3 GALLONS OF AV-GAS. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE ENOUGH FUEL TO FERRY THE THE AIRCRAFT FOUR MILES. HE TOOK OFF, AND UPON REACHING ABOUT 400 FT AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY STALLED IN FROM ABOUT 20 TO 30 FT BEFORE REACHING A ROAD.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2087J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2087J-2004-12-09), registration cancelled 2004-12-09, S/N T18803377T, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 03377T
- Airframe hours: 825
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: William F. Wakefield
- Registered owner: William F. Wakefield
- Departed: STARKWEATHER, ND
- Destination: STARKWEATHER, ND

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 13,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °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 19820716032139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716032139A), Jul 16, 1982: Cessna 188CESSNA, Starkweather, ND, Substantial damage. Low on fuel pilot put in 3 gallons of avgas to return to base. Ran out of fuel en route. Stalled stretching glide.

## Other investigations on N2087J (3)

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 DEN90LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA158), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna T-188 (N2087J), Devils Lake, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN IS A FACTOR.
- [NTSB DEN82DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTG05), Jun 8, 1982: Cessna 188 (N2087J), Devils Lake, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN80FTG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTG16), Jun 11, 1980: Cessna T188 (N2087J), Starkweather, ND, 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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