- Date
- May 25, 1989, 20:00 local (May 26, 1989, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Table Rock, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9084RCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890525013209A
- Case key
- 34793
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Probable cause
The catastrophic failure of the internal engine components due to oil starvation. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the rough terrain the pilot was forced to land on.
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.
Analysis
The plt said that he was completing an aerial application operation when the engine failed. An emergency landing was attempted on rough terrain which resulted in substantial damage to the acft. Post accident investigation revealed catastrophic failure of the internal engine components due to oil starvation. The reason for the oil starvation could not be determined due to the extent of the internal damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9084R
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802105T
- Airframe hours
- 1,848
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D23, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Thomas, Charles I.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 24, 1989 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- NE57 · Liberty, NE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,260 total · 10,000 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.