# NTSB MIA76DKJ21: Cessna 188, N5618G, Muscle Shoals, AL, September 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1975
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL · MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
- Location: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7427&lon=-87.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3427  75/9/19    MUSCLE SHOALS,AL    CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 11558
        TIME - 1610                    N5618G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2289 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSCLE SHOALS,AL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: GENERATORS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- ALTERNATOR PROBLEM, BATTERY MASTER SWITCH OFF WHICH TURNED OFF FUEL GUAGES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5618G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5618G-1994-08-03), registration cancelled 1994-08-03, S/N 18801113 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750919029659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750919029659A), Sep 19, 1975: Cessna A188B, Muscle Shoals, AL, Substantial damage. Alternator problem, battery master switch off which turned off fuel guages.

## Other investigations on N5618G (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 ATL89DKJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ07), Jul 22, 1989: Cessna A188B (N5618G), Town Creek, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE TO EFFECT A SAFE RECOVERY.

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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