- Date
- June 1, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mcgehee, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4816RCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840601021909A
- Case key
- 33697
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Planning/decision - improperCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
The acft ran out of fuel during an approach to the arpt & landed short of the strip. During the landing, the left main gear collapsed. The plt thought he had about 8 gal of fuel remaining.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4816R
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802336T
- Airframe hours
- 2,791
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- M.S.&T Flying Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1984
- Departed
- Mcgehee, AR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,737 total · 300 in this make and model · 2,692 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBF, 25 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.