# NTSB DEN82DA173: Cessna A188B, N91919, Britton, SD, August 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1982, 20:05 local (Aug 16, 1982, 01:05 UTC)
- Place: Britton, SD
- Location: 45.7924° N, 97.7529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Britton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7924&lon=-97.7529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70032/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA173

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91919), registered now, S/N 18802053T (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: 18802053T
- Airframe hours: 2185
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820815044569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815044569A), Aug 15, 1982: Cessna A188B, Britton, SD, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

## Other investigations on N91919 (1)

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 CHI97LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA254), Aug 11, 1997: Cessna A188B (N91919), Britton, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain during the spray run and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn after having contacted the terrain. A factor was the…

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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