# NTSB FTW88DRD15: Cessna A188B, N4825Q, Patterson, LA, July 12, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 12, 1988, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Coordinates: 29.689067, -91.300971 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6891&lon=-91.3010&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 November 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88DRD15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22499/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD15

## 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
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - load jettison - performed
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER & THE PLT DUMPED HIS LOAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASH LANDED IN A CANE FIELD. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK OUTLET SCREEN, ALTHOUGH NONE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4825Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4825Q-1989-12-04), registration cancelled 1989-12-04, S/N 18802562T (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: 18802562T
- Airframe hours: 2601
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D23 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: David M. Blanco, doing business as Blanco Ag Aviation
- Registered owner: Blanco Ag Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 26, 1988, 7 hours before
- Departed: PTN
- Airport: PTN, Harry P Williams Memorial, runway 23, 5,400 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 1,741 total, 1,394 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 72 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880712026429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712026429A), Jul 12, 1988: Cessna A188B, Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed in cane field.

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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