Cessna 188B N53177
24 May 1986 · Nyssa, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1986 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N53177, operated by Kenneth G. Whipple, was involved in an accident near Nyssa, Oregon, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nyssa, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.7295, -117.1499
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N53177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kenneth G. Whipple
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nyssa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86LA133
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
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING DUE TO A BROKEN SHAFT IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE RAN MOMENTARILY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DUMP HIS 700 POUNDS OF DRY CHEMICAL AND HAD TO KEEP A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. DURING FLARE FOR LANDING THE PILOT RAISED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT STILL HIT THE GROUND HARD. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ONLY 40 FEET AND THEN NOSED OVER INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Cessna 188 | Thermal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188 | Atlanta, Texas, United States | Lewis Spencer Passmore | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Cessna 188 | Durkee, Oregon, United States | Richard Griffitts, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Cessna 188B | Bay City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1986 | Cessna 188 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | Merrill L. Johnson | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Warm Springs, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft 76 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Harlen, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1986 | Bell 47G3B1 | Albany, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1986 | Grumman G164-A | Echo, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1986 | Robinson R22-A | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |