Cessna A188B N731BG
3 June 1982 · White Lake, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1982 at about 14:05 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N731BG, operated by TED Kutschera, was involved in an accident near White Lake, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- White Lake, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N731BG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TED Kutschera
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FFA06
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 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 HAD FAILED FROM SUBSURFACE FATIGUE THROUGH THE #4 CRANKCHEEK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1982 | Cessna A188B | Othello, Washington, United States | Othello Flying Services Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Cessna A188B | Gould, Arkansas, United States | Robertson Aerial AG Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna A188B | Greenbush, Minnesota, United States | Leon Schultz Air Spray Service | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1982 | Cessna A188B | Carter, Montana, United States | WM. Flohse | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1982 | Cessna A188B | Lodi, California, United States | John F. Gladish | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1982 | Cessna A188B | Lula, Mississippi, United States | Home Folks Flying Service | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Lake Placid, New York, United States | Paul Lautenschuetz | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Red Hook, New York, United States | Herbert Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1982 | De Havilland DH-114 | Sidney, New York, United States | Ford-Aire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 152 | Elma, New York, United States | Buffalo Air Park, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1982 | Schweizer 2-33A | Elmira, New York, United States | Harris Hill Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1982 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Elmira, New York, United States | Roland J. Zavada | No injuries | - |