Cessna 188 N731RF

Summary

On 15 October 1987 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N731RF, operated by Jerry Wise, was involved in an accident near Samson, Alabama, 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.

Date

15 October 1987 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Samson, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Logan (QJ7)

Coordinates

31.1109, -86.0404

Aircraft

Cessna 188

Registration

N731RF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jerry Wise

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Samson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88DKG01

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT SAID THE PROP SURGED DURING A SWATH RUN. WHILE RTNING TO LAND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE ACFT LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RT WING AND LNDG GEAR. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY THE PLT REVEALED THAT THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER THREAD HAD FAILED. THE OIL FILTER THEN SEPARATED FM THE ENGINE MOUNT AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL ITS OIL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.