- Date
- August 21, 1988, 06:35 local (11:35 UTC)
- Place
- Holdenville, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N731CTCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880821034539A
- Case key
- 22460
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was in cruise flight at 500 ft AGL when a total loss of power occurred. The pilot jettisoned the load and executed an emergency descent to land at the nearest available clearing. The aircraft collided with the terrain with high rate of descent and low forward airspeed. An engine fire erupted which was contained within the engine compartment. Post acc investigation showed that the left fuel tank almost empty but the rt tank was full. The landing area available was short and surrounded by 60 ft trees. The acft was stalled intentionally to avoid the trees. The landing gear failed on impact and the acft stopped almost immediately.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731CT
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1880279T
- Airframe hours
- 1,923
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Clyde Eugene Leach
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1988 · 197 hours before
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 8,783 total · 6,500 in this make and model · 8,320 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N731CT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.