# NTSB MIA82DA124: Cessna 188, N53277, Alpha, FL, May 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 24, 1982, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Alpha, FL
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69749/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA124

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AT ABOUT 1000 FT. HE NOTED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE HAD INCREASED ABNORMALLY AND BLACK PUFFS OF SMOKE WERE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. HE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND GAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OF ALTITUDE, THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING A FORCED LANDING, HE BARELY CLEARED SOME TREES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. LATER, THE ENGINE WAS TESTED AND A RUN-UP WAS MADE, BUT THE MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53277](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53277), registered now, S/N 18801732T, 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: 174919R
- Airframe hours: 2048
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: James H. Mccroan
- Registered owner: James H. Mccroan
- Departed: ALPHA, FL
- Destination: ALPHA, FL
- Airport: County Line Airport, runway 18, 2,000 × 0 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 12,000 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 235° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 32 °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 19820524019059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820524019059A), May 24, 1982: Cessna 188CESSNA, Alpha, FL, Destroyed. Engine quit shortly after takeoff causing crash during emergency landing.

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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