- Date
- June 22, 1990, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dayton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4855RCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900622021959A
- Case key
- 41217
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
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 pilot of the Cessna A188B agricultural aircraft stated that a loss of engine power occurred immediately after takeoff from the private airstrip. During the ensuing forced landing in an adjacent field, the aircraft encountered high vegetation on uneven terrain and nosed over. A partial teardown of the engine and testing of the fuel injection system disclosed no discrepancies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4855R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188023747
- Airframe hours
- 2,936
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D23, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Dayton Chemicals Inc
- Registered owner
- Dayton Chemicals Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1990 · 45 hours before
- Airport
- WA17 · Casseday, runway 20, 1,900 × 90 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 18,700 total · 2,900 in this make and model · 18,600 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.