# NTSB FTW84LA358: Cessna A188B, N4863R, Olton, TX, August 17, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1984, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Olton, TX
- Coordinates: 34.170936, -102.130661 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1709&lon=-102.1307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA358
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21434/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA358

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

A TTL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD DURING WHICH THE ACFT CONTACTED A DITCH. THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WERE TORN FROM THE ACFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LINES TO THE ENGINE. 8 OZ OF FLUID WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL STRAINER. 6 OZ OF WHICH WAS WATER AND 2 OZ OF FUEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4863R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4863R-1994-05-19), registration cancelled 1994-05-19, S/N 18802382T (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: 18802382T
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-FCD 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Chaney Spraying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 3, 1984

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 2,320 total, 20 in this make and model, 2,320 as pilot in command, 298 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 88 °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 19840817041409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817041409A), Aug 17, 1984: Cessna A188B, Olton, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff causing a hard forced landing. No fuel present in the engine.

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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