# NTSB SEA86LA161: Cessna T-188-C, N9574J, Othello, WA, July 1, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 1, 1986, 08:12 local (15:12 UTC)
- Place: Othello, WA
- Coordinates: 46.800292, -119.15068 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8003&lon=-119.1507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA86LA161
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40436/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA161

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering - aerial application
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AN ENGINE FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS OCCURRED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. A FORCED LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ONTO VERY ROUGH, ROCKY TERRAIN WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9574J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9574J-1997-11-12), registration cancelled 1997-11-12, S/N T18803824T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-188-C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803824T
- Airframe hours: 1832
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: B And R Aerial Crop Care, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 5, 1986
- Departed: S70, OTHELLO, WA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 3,703 total, 230 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19860701034789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860701034789A), Jul 1, 1986: Cessna T188C, Othello, WA, Destroyed. The pilot reported engine failure at low altitude. A landing was made in rough terrain. No cause found for stoppage

## Other investigations on N9574J (1)

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 SEA95LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA179), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna T188C (N9574J), Mattawa, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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