Cessna A188B N21871
30 September 1988 · Dixon, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 September 1988 at about 16:06 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N21871 was involved in an accident near Dixon, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dixon, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.3908, -121.8090
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N21871
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dixon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88DVG10
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PLT HAD COMPLETED AERIAL APPLICATION OF A FIELD SEVERAL MILES SOUTH. WITNESSES HEARD SOUNDS OF ACFT. ONE WITNESS OBSERVED ACFT BRIEFLY INVERTED AND 'OUT OF CONTROL.' ACFT IMPACTED OPEN FIELD UPRIGHT, WINGS LEVEL AND NOSE DOWN. FIRE ENSUED. NO EVIDENCE FOUND OF MALF OR FAILURE IN STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROLS, POWERPLANT OR SYSTEMS. THE IN ACFT HOPPER WAS EMPTY OF CHEMICALS AND THE OPERATOR HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE ACFT BEING AT THE ACC LOCATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1988 | Cessna A188B | Lodi, California, United States | AG Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1988 | Cessna A188B | Oak City, North Carolina, United States | Danny Ellis | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1988 | Cessna A188B | Dalhart, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 May 1988 | Cessna A188B | Dalton, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1988 | Cessna A188B | MacOn, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1988 | Cessna A188B | Holdenville, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |