- Date
- June 24, 1983, 20:00 local (Jun 25, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Eudora, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9934JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830624026939A
- Case key
- 20943
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the return trip to the arpt, the eng lost power & the plt landed in an open field with soft terrain. Shortly after touchdown, the right main gear dug into the soft soil & collapsed. A fire started after the acft came to rest & it was destroyed. The cause of the eng failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9934J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T-18803869T
- Airframe hours
- 301
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-C, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Browns Aero Service
- Registered owner
- Belford T. Brown, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 8, 1982 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- 5M6 · Eudora, AR
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 24,000 total · 2,100 in this make and model · 23,900 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.