# NTSB FTW90DRD15: Cessna 188, N70114, Archibald, LA, August 3, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 3, 1990, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Archibald, LA
- Location: 32.3490° N, 91.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Archibald, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3490&lon=-91.7773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW90DRD15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22991/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD15

## Probable cause

THE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering - aerial application
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER THE LAST SWATH RUN THE PILOT PULLED UP AND EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. A FORCED LANDING ON THE EDGE OF A COTTON FIELD RESULTED IN TERRAIN IMPACT SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW. THE FAA REPRESENTATIVE AND THE AIRPLANE OWNER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70114](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70114-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 18801840T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801840T
- Airframe hours: 3192
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Charles B. Jones
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 2, 1990, 72 hours before
- Departed: NONE, MANGHAM, LA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 1,625 total, 110 in this make and model, 1,500 as pilot in command, 421 in the last 90 days, 220 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point -0 °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 19900803030249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803030249A), Aug 3, 1990: Cessna A188B, Archibald, LA, Substantial damage. No cause given for engine stoppage during pullup from a spray run. Aircraft crashed on forced landing.

## Other investigations on N70114 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW00LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA166), Jun 1, 2000: Cessna A188B (N70114), Pioneer, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A factor was the pilot's lack in experience with aerial application flight operations.

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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