# NTSB MKC88LA143: Cessna 188, N21779, York, NE, July 31, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1988, 19:45 local (Jul 31, 1988, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: York, NE
- Coordinates: 40.870075, -97.590019 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8701&lon=-97.5900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC88LA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34618/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA143

## 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
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - refueling - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Analysis

EN ROUTE TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE PLT SAID HE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. HE ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LDG IN A FARM CORNFIELD, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE ACFT. AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA REVEALED MINIMUM FUEL QUANTITIES. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED BY THE FAA, AND AFTER ADDING FUEL, THE ENGINE STARTED AFTER FIVE REVOLUTIONS AND RAN NORMALLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21779](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21779-1991-02-15), registration cancelled 1991-02-15, S/N 18801029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (registry code 2073007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801029
- Airframe hours: 2620
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Jerome D. Bair
- Registered owner: Bair, Jerome D.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, December 30, 1987, 154 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 24,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 23,900 as pilot in command, 250 in the last 90 days, 75 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 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 19880730029989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730029989A), Jul 30, 1988: Cessna 188B, York, NE, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel and crash landed en route to the spray field.

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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