Cessna T188C N9374J
8 March 1982 · Block Island, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1982 at about 18:17 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N9374J, operated by European Marketing Company, was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T188C
- Registration
- N9374J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- European Marketing Company
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newport News → Gander, Newfoun
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ON A FERRY FLIGHT APPROACHING THE NANTUCKET VOR THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED BACK TOWARDS BLOCK ISLAND AT WHICH TIME THE FUEL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND DECREASE ALONG WITH THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SYSTEM FUEL CHECK BUT THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY LOST ALL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T188C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1982 | Cessna T188C | Marvell, Arkansas, United States | Ridell Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Cessna T188C | Sparta, Michigan, United States | Edward Pitsh | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | Cessna T188C | Mechanicsville, Iowa, United States | Bob's Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1982 | Cessna T188C | Near Traer, Iowa, United States | Laverty Sprayers, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1982 | Cessna T188C | Starkweather, North Dakota, United States | William F. Wakefield | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1982 | Cessna T188C | Black, Texas, United States | American Dusting Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1982 | Cessna 182RG | Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States | James Cardono | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1982 | Davis DA-2A | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | H. L. Moore | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Bell 206B | Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States | East Coast Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421C | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | Luna Industries, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | Pilgrim Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Apr 1983 | Cessna 182P | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |