- Date
- July 6, 1982, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Boise City, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8486GCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820706058239A
- Case key
- 69999
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Landing gear,tire - failure,totalCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintained
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The pilot stated that during the landing roll after a normal touchdown, the right tire blew out. Subsequently, the aircraft veered into a ditch and was substantially damaged. This was a 2200 x 8 goodyear tire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8486G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188011305
- Airframe hours
- 2,356
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Bill Witten
- Registered owner
- Bill Witten
- Departed
- Boise City, OK
- Destination
- Boise City, OK
- Airport
- Witten Private, runway 26, 4,300 × 50 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,322 total · 895 in this make and model · 4,322 as pilot in command · 142 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.