NTSB investigations: Cessna A188B
937 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna A188B. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
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NTSB ATL84FKJ02Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna A188B · Hazel Green, ALThe acft collided with the ground while the plt was flying near his rural home. No preimpact, mechanical malfunction or failure was found. According to the medical examiner, the plt had severe & extensive coronary arterioscleroses; however, the relationship…NTSB LAX83LA441Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · Winkelman, AZThe right wing collided with wires at the end of a swath run and the acft was pulled to the ground about 300 ft from the wires.NTSB MKC83LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Catron, MOThe acft went out of control during the takeoff roll from a farm field. The plt states that as the roll began the left wing started to drop and the acft began turning left. The plt tried to correct with right brake but was unable to make a correction. The…NTSB MKC83LA202Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188A · Wayne, NEThe acft collided with the ground during an aerial application maneuver. The pilots attention was diverted when he was looking for 3 wheel vehicles so he 'wouldn't spray them'. He did not realize that a hill was in his path and could not pull-up soon enough.NTSB ATL83LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Samson, ALThe acft collided with a dirt bank during a forced landing after an inflt power loss. The pilot was enroute to a field at about 500 ft AGL when the power loss occurred. The pilot did not jettison his load of chemicals. He landed on wet grass and was unable to…NTSB MIA83LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · Jay, FLThe plt reported that he tried to take off on a hot day with a heavy lord, but the acft would not perform sufficiently to climb over a drainage terrace at the departure end of the rwy. The acft bumped the drainage terrace & continued flying, but would not…NTSB FTW83LA381Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Plain Dealing, LAThe plt flew from his home base to Plain Dealing, LA to onload material for aerial application. During the landing roll-out, the right main gear leg failed. A metallurgical exam revealed the gear leg failed from fatigue which was initiated by corrosion pits…NTSB CHI83LA332Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Crookston, MNThe acft collided with a barley crop during a forced landing on a narrow dirt road. The acft had lost power after takeoff for a calibration spray run. The pilot stated he took off with about 10 gallons of fuel (1/8 tank) and did not visually check the fuel…NTSB CHI83LA316Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188-B · Springfield, MNThe acft crashed into a cornfield during a takeoff to spray crops. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the acft. Investigaiton showed that the pilot attempted a takeoff on rwy 31 with a 5 kt tailwind. The acftdid not become airborne.NTSB MKC83FA153Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Shelton, NEThe plt had dusted 1 field & had started dusting another that was located on rolling terrain. After making 3 swath runs over the 2nd field, he was maneuvering for a 4th run when the acft's right wing impacted with a power line cable. The wing's leading edge &…NTSB DEN83LA163Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Hooper, UTThe spraying operation was being conducted over a large mosquito abatement district. The district was mapped out into several small areas to be sprayed. Due to the many areas to be sprayed, the plt did not inspect each section for obstacles prior to the flt.…NTSB DEN83LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Pierre, SDThe plt was making practice swath runs with a load of water. During the third turn, at about 100 ft AGL, the eng stopped, according to the plt. The acft then landed hard & cartwheeled. No eng malfunctions were found.NTSB ATL83LA257Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Prattville, ALThe acft collided with a cow during takeoff for an aerial application flt. The collision broke off the right main landing gear and killed the cow. The pilot stated that the cow got through the fence and wandered onto the strip. The airstrip has a small rise…NTSB CHI83LA277Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Campbell Hill, ILAfter taking off from a haul road, which was being used as an airstrip, the acft began climbing. At about 100 ft AGL, the plt noted a loss of power (thrust) as the eng began to overspeed. The plt lowered the nose to gain airspeed & dumped his load, but was…NTSB ANC83FA095Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna C-188 · Noatak, AKThe acft collided with the runway at the mid-point in a 30 degree nose low attitude during takeoff. According to the pilot the takeoff was started at the north end of the 5000 foot runway and after 500 feet the acft lifted off normally. The pilot then relaxed…NTSB FTW83LA278Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · Tucker, ARThis was the first loaded departure from the short, rutted strip which had power lines across each end. During takeoff the plt realized he was going to clear the power line & started to dump the load. However, the fertilizer would not dumpfast enough. The plt…NTSB DEN83LA137Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Saco, MTThe acft collided with telephone lines during an aerial application run. The pilot's son reported that the acft was pulling up at the end of a spray run when the wires were hit. Most of the wires in this area are underground however thewires at the end of…NTSB FTW83LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Winsboro, LAAprx 600 feet of the 2300 foot strip is concrete and the remainder is turf. According to the pilot, he raised the tail prior to running off the concrete. As the takeoff roll continued onto the turf, the acft veered sharply to the right. Full left rudder,…NTSB ATL83LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A-188B · New Hope, ALThe acft struck powerlines and crashed during an emergency landing after a loss of power while spraying on an aerial application mission. The plt stated that while spraying he noticed oil beginning to cover the windshield. He had begun aclimb and dumped the…NTSB FTW83LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · El Campo, TXThe pilot said that as the acft was turning final flaps were extended to 20 degrees and the angle of bank was increased resulting in an increased rate of descent. He added power to correct his descent rate but the engine did not respond. Pumping the throttle…NTSB NYC83FFJ01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Williamson, NYThe acft collided with a tree during a forced landing after a power loss on takeoff. The pilot had a load of 125 gallonsof a fungicide for spraying trees when the engine quit at about 100 ft AGL. The load was dumped and the acft was turned to the right for a…NTSB LAX83LA466Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Modesto, CAThe acft collided with a fence during takeoff and pulled the tailwheel out of the empennage. The plt said the dump valvefailed to work or 'struck' so he could not jettison the load. He felt the need to 'dump' when the acft hit a 'softspot' in the gravel and…NTSB ATL83LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Houston, MSThe plt reported that during takeoff, he had reached an alt of aprx 100 ft AGL, had reduced power & was retracting the flaps from the takeoff setting when he felt the acft 'give.' He reextended the flaps, applied full throttle & dumped his load, but the acft…NTSB LAX83LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Delhi, CAThe plt reported that he had been spraying fertilizer in the area all day. While taking off from a strip surrounded by trees, the acft climbed above the treetops, then began to settle. Subsequently, it crashed into almond trees & burned. The plt stated that…NTSB ATL83LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Wadley, GAThe pilot had been using a paved road for a landing strip until someone complained. He then changed to a north- south dirt road with trees on the west side and utility wires and poles on the right side. While landing with a left crosswind at about 16 gusting…NTSB SEA83LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Medford, ORThe aircraft collided with a tree during aerial application operations. The pilot stated that there was a powerline at one end of the orchard he was spraying and a row of leafless trees at the other. One of the taller boundary trees was overlooked by the…NTSB SEA82DA172Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Lava Hot Spring, IDReportedly, 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.NTSB ATL82DA265Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Gibson, GAThe pilot began a swath run by approaching the field over tall trees. Just beyond the trees was a 7 ft rise in the terrain. The pilot stated that he did not flare soon enough. Reportedly, the plane struck the crop, the gear sheared off and the plane slid to a…NTSB MIA82DA188Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188T · Jay, FLDuring takeoff the aircraft lost power at rotation, settled onto the runway, overran the end and flipped over. The pilot had borrowed fuel for this flight and when some was put in a pickup truck the truck would not idle and had no power. An attempt to get the…NTSB DEN82DA173Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Britton, SDWhen the pilot departed to spray the last field for that day, he estimated that he had 19 to 20 gallons of fuel remaining. He figured it would take about 16 to 17 gallons of fuel to complete the job. About 1 hr later, as he was returning to land, the engine…NTSB MKC82DA140Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188 · Stockton, KSThe engine lost power as the pilot pulled up from a swath run. A forced landing was made in open terraced field. Dirt was found in the engine fuel pump. Reportedly, the dirt would have restricted the fuel flow.NTSB FTW82FRJ14Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 188 · Monroe, LADuring turn around after first spray run, the aircraft collided with trees at an altitude of 75 feet. The path of flight was on a heading of 280 degrees, into the sun.NTSB CHI82DA274Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Loami, ILThe pilot was taking off on the first flight of the day with a reported load of 1080 lbs of wheat seed. During the takeoff, there was a direct crosswind of 6 KTS and the temperature and dew point were 78 and 68 deg, respectively. After using about 3/4 of the…NTSB MIA82DA163Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Malone, FLThe flight departed a private grass strip to dispense liquid chemicals on a nearby cotton field. Upon returning to land following the spraying operation the pilot experienced a loss of the right main brake. The pilot stated that the brakes had been serviced…NTSB FTW82FPD16Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Stanford, TXThe pilot had completed spraying approximately 75 percent of a 76 acre field. Witnesses stated that the aircraft collided with the lower of two powerlines. The aircraft was observed to clear the higher of the two power lines but hook the lower set of wires…NTSB CHI82DA241Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Stevens Point, WIThe pilot stated that when he was pulling up from a swath run, he noticed a left spray nozzle was leaking. At the same time, he noticed a person on the porch of a house that he was flying over. As he looked to see if the house and person would be avoided, the…NTSB ATL82DA190Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Lula, MSDuring a swath run under electrical transmission lines, the vertical stabilizer and rudder contacted the wires and separated from the aircraft. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but was unable to control the aircraft. He then attempted an…NTSB SEA82DA099Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Othello, WAAt the completion of a spray operation, the pilot returned to the airport to land. During the landing roll realizing that no braking was available on the left wheel, the aircraft was intentionally ground looped in an effort to reduce the damage. According to…NTSB MKC82FCQ11Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Scott City, KSThe aircraft crashed during an aerial application operation; however, the pilot could not remember the details of the accident. He believed that the propeller may have started to turn excessively fast, but this was not verified. After contacting the ground,…NTSB DEN82DA101Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Central, UTPilot ran out of fuel and made a forced landing during which a wing collided with a fence.NTSB FTW82DA216Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Gould, ARThe pilot stated that there were trees on the east end of the field that he was fertilizing and the wind was from the southwest at 15, gusting 20 KTS. The temperature was about 90 degrees. The pilot reported that when he was turning to go into the field, a…NTSB NYC82FFA06Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · White Lake, NYWhile returning from a spraying operation, the engine began running rough, and within seconds, it lost power. The pilot was unable to restart the engine, and subsequently, ditched the aircraft in a reservior. An engine teardown revealed that the crankshaft…NTSB ATL82DKQ14Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Boyle, MSThe pilot reported that he had begun a swath run with a fresh load of fertilizer when the aircraft struck a wire. He stated that this was the top wire of an extremely high set. The wires ran diagonally across the southeast corner of the rice field that he was…NTSB LAX82DA193Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna A188 · Ehrenberg, AZThe pilot stated that as he pulled up at the end of a trim run in order to miss some electric wires the aircraft began to shutter. It then rolled left, right, and back to the left going almost inverted before coming to rest in a cotton field.NTSB MIA82DA124Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188 · Alpha, FLThe pilot reported that during takeoff, the engine began running rough at about 1000 ft. he noted that the fuel pressure had increased abnormally and black puffs of smoke were coming out of the exhaust. He dumped his load and gained a small amount of…NTSB FTW82DPG10Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Glenwood, ARThe pilot became disoriented while on a ferry flight. He spotted a water tower in the town of Glenwood, AR and determined that he was about 35 miles southeast of his destination. He reported that the fuel gauge indicated between 1/4 and 1/2 full after he…NTSB ATL82DA119Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188 · Columbus, MSThe pilot had landed in a farmer's field to reload his sprayer tank. Before takeoff, he noticed some cows had strayed onto the strip. He directed his loadcrew assistant to take his truck and clear the cows from the strip. After the cows were cleared, the…NTSB DEN82DTI12Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Carter, MTThe owner reported that the pilot landed on a road in a crosswind condition. The purpose for landing was to reload for fertilizer application. After touchdown, the aircraft ran off the road and flipped over.NTSB ATL82DA074Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Terry, MSDuring departure from a 2100 ft runway the pilot realized the plane was overloaded for the conditions. He opened the dump gate about 100 ft from the end of the runway. However he reported that lumps of fertilizer in the bottom of the hopper prevented the load…NTSB LAX82DVD10Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Lodi, CAThe pilot stated that he noted frost on the wings before takeoff, but felt there was not enough to be concerned. He initiated a takeoff on a 2500 ft airstrip with a load of paraquat and water. There was a slight tailwind. He stated that during the takeoff…