# NTSB MIA00LA233: Cessna 188B, N4439Q, Washington, NC, August 6, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 6, 2000, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Washington, NC - Coordinates: 35.549919, -77.050682 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5499&lon=-77.0507&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49913 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA233 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49913/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA233 ## Probable cause a loss of engine power for undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing, and subsequent impact with a ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, maneuvering - 1 engine - undetermined - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot/owner stated that he was maneuvering during spraying activities, when he lost engine power, observed smoke coming from the engine compartment, and attempted a forced landing, subsequently impacting with a ditch. After the accident, he looked into the engine area and observed 'a hole in the crankcase of the engine.' He did not teardown the engine after the accident, but on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, under mechanical malfunction failure, he wrote, '...possible connecting rod breakage or piston pin failure....' The airplane was 52 hours out of an annual inspection at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On August 06, 2000, about 1115 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 188B, N4439Q, registered to and operated by Mike's Spraying Service as a Title 14 CFR Part 137 agricultural flight, made a forced landing in Washington, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot reported no injuries and the aircraft incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Greenville, North Carolina, about 0945. The pilot/owner stated that he was maneuvering during spraying activities, when he lost engine power, observed smoke coming from the engine compartment, and attempted a forced landing. During rollout, the pilot stated that he saw a ditch and tried to avoid it. The aircraft skidded sideways and pitched over on its nose. The pilot/owner said that he did not tear down the engine after the accident, but on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, under mechanical malfunction failure, he wrote, "...possible connecting rod breakage or piston pin failure...." The pilot/owner told the FAA after the accident he looked into the engine area and observed "a hole in the crankcase of the engine." The airplane had accumulated 52 flight hours since the last annual inspection. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4439Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4439Q), registered now, S/N 18800839, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 188B - Registry model: [Cessna 188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (registry code 2073007) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18800839 - Airframe hours: 4886 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Michael G. Clark - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 14, 2000, 52 hours before - Departed: NONE, GREENVILLE, NC ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 9,800 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 6 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: OCW, 12 nm away ## 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 20000806010589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000806010589A), Aug 6, 2000: Cessna 188B, Washington, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported being involved in aerial application. At approximately 11:15 a.m. local time, the pilot began a climb from a spraying run. During the… From the NTSB's public API. 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