# NTSB MIA86LA249: Cessna A188B, N4892R, Newberry, FL, September 13, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 13, 1986, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Newberry, FL
- Coordinates: 29.639215, -82.610877 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6392&lon=-82.6109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86LA249
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31705/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA249

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering - aerial application
  - throttle/power lever,linkage - loose (cause)
  - engine assembly - failure,partial
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD HE EXPERIENCED AN ENG PROBLEM AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A COW PASTURE HIS LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A HOLE AND COLLAPSED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE LINKAGE ON THE THROTTLE BODY CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER EXPERIENCED BY THE PLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4892R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4892R-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 18802410T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- 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: 18802410T
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: North Florida Ag Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 5,600 total, 500 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GNV, 20 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 19860913047029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913047029A), Sep 13, 1986: Cessna A188B, Newberry, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a hole in a cow pasture during a precautionary landing. The throttle linkage had slipped.

## Other investigations on N4892R (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 MIA84LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA219), Jul 24, 1984: Cessna 188 (N4892R), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage

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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