# NTSB ERA26LA216: Cessna A188B, N8288G, Doerun, GA, May 23, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: May 23, 2026, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Doerun, GA · Farm field
- Coordinates: 31.348442, -83.89832 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3484&lon=-83.8983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA216
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203057/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA216

## Preliminary report

On May 23, 2026, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N8288G, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Doerun, Georgia. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural flight. According to the pilot, during his fourth flight of the day the airplane sustained a total loss of engine power while en route to apply fertilizer to a corn field. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane struck trees before it came to rest upright, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8288G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8288G), registered now, S/N 18801287, built 1973 (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
- Serial number: 18801287
- Year built: 1973
- Airframe hours: 6045
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Ford Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 3, 2026
- Departed: Doerun, GA

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: ABY, 19 nm away
- METAR: METAR KABY 231853Z 22010G18KT 10SM SCT040 31/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03060211 $

## 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 20260523010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260523010489A), May 23, 2026: Cessna A188B, Doe Run, GA, Substantial damage. The pilot took off from a grass strip and turned in the dirtection of the corn field he was going to spray. At 200 feet AGL he set the power and noticed that…

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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