# NTSB MKC87LA100: Cessna 188, N9858V, Ottawa, KS, May 1, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1987, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Ottawa, KS
- Coordinates: 38.599647, -95.259017 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5996&lon=-95.2590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34379/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA100

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,line - disconnected (cause)
  - maintenance,inspection - inadequate, company maintenance personnel (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS RETURNING FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT WHEN THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL FILTER DISCONNECTED. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT RAN INTO A FENCE. THE ENG HAD BEEN INSTALLED 100 FLT HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9858V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9858V-1994-02-11), registration cancelled 1994-02-11, S/N 1880108 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 188-0108
- Airframe hours: 1600
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Steven C. Ballard
- Registered owner: Steven C. Ballard
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 24, 1987
- Departed: 53K, OSAGE CITY, KS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19870501012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501012319A), May 1, 1987: Cessna A188, Ottawa, KS, Substantial damage. The engine failed and the aircraft hit a fence on landing. The fuel line was found loose at the main filter.

## Other investigations on N9858V (2)

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 FTW92DPG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG13), Aug 6, 1992: Cessna A188 (N9858V), Forrest City, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE TREES.
- [NTSB LAX70D0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0108), Aug 28, 1969: Cessna A188 (N9858V), Casa Grande, AZ, 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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