# NTSB MKC82DA140: Cessna 188, N53227, Stockton, KS, August 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 8, 1982, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Stockton, KS
- Coordinates: 39.430912, -99.270408 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4309&lon=-99.2704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA140
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72739/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA140

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fuel system,pump - contamination (cause)
  - fuel system - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS THE PILOT PULLED UP FROM A SWATH RUN. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN OPEN TERRACED FIELD. DIRT WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP. REPORTEDLY, THE DIRT WOULD HAVE RESTRICTED THE FUEL FLOW.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53227](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53227), registered now, S/N 18801699T, 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: 18801699T
- Airframe hours: 2131
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Great Western Spraying
- Registered owner: Great Western Spraying
- Departed: K75, OSBORNE, KS
- Destination: K75, OSBORNE, KS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 4,350 total, 325 in this make and model, 4,150 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 192 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RSL, 42 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 19820808035359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808035359A), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna 188B, Stockton, KS, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Fuel pump contained dirt which would have restricted fuel flow.

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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