# NTSB SEA82DA172: Cessna 188B, N9251G, Lava Hot Spring, ID, September 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 23, 1982, 14:04 local (20:04 UTC)
- Place: Lava Hot Spring, ID
- Coordinates: 42.609333, -112.040695 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6093&lon=-112.0407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71389/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA172

## Analysis

REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A SWATH RUN. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE, THEN TRAVELED ABOUT 400 FT AND STOPPED WITH THE NOSE DOWN IN A POTATOE FIELD.

## 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
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose down, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9251G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9251G-1990-06-19), registration cancelled 1990-06-19, S/N 18801438 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 01438
- Airframe hours: 1500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Lloyd K. Wilson
- Registered owner: Lloyd K. Wilson
- Departed: U51, BANCROFT, ID
- Destination: 0R3, ABBEVILLE, LA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, invalid medical for flight

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19820923049139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923049139A), Sep 23, 1982: Cessna A188B, Lava Hot Spring, ID, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during spray run. Tail wheel caught a fence on forced landing.

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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