- Date
- August 15, 1982, 20:05 local (Aug 16, 1982, 01:05 UTC)
- Place
- Britton, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91919Cessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820815044569A
- Case key
- 70032
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
When the pilot departed to spray the last field for that day, he estimated that he had 19 to 20 gallons of fuel remaining. He figured it would take about 16 to 17 gallons of fuel to complete the job. About 1 hr later, as he was returning to land, the engine lost power. The pilot landed in a stubble field, but was approaching a fence before he completed his landing roll. He turned to avoid the fence, but the plane slid into a furrow and the right main gear failed. The pilot stated that the aircraft ran out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91919
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802053T
- Airframe hours
- 2,185
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Dakota Ag Service
- Registered owner
- Dakota Ag Service
- Departed
- 3BT · Britton, SD
- Destination
- 3BT · Britton, SD
- Airport
- 3BT · Britton Municipal
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 1,700 in this make and model · 2,435 as pilot in command · 205 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
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 N91919 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.