- Date
- October 23, 1989, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Boston, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8188ACessna 170B
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891023042129A
- Case key
- 23065
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The dirt bank contacted during the landing is considered to be contributing factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that the eng started running rough during the flt and he selected a place to land. During the landing roll in a field, the airplane hit a dirt mound and the airplane went up on its nose. Except for a small amount of debris and water in the fuel system, nothing could be found that would have caused a power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8188A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25040
- Engine
- Continental C-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Parker, Bernie C.
- Registered owner
- Parker Aviation Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Carlisle, AR
- Destination
- Deka16, TX
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 150 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N8188A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.