Cessna T188C N2896J

Summary

On 8 October 1988 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N2896J was involved in an accident near Flora, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 October 1988 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Flora, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

32.5405, -90.3091

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N2896J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA89LA007

1 person had minor injuries.

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

AFTER DISPENSING A CHEMICAL LOAD, THE PLT WAS RTRNG TO RE-LOAD WHEN THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. HE SAID HE NOTED THE FUEL FLOW WAS ERRATIC, SO HE TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP. THE ENG STABILIZED MOMENTARILY, THEN SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT & THE ENG BEGAN SURGING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DRG AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE SHOULDERHARNESS FAILED AS THE ACFT WENT OVER ON ITS NOSE DRG THE LANDING, BUT THE LAP BELT HELD. AFTER THE ACFT CAME TO REST, THE PLT EVACUATED THE PLANE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. AN EXAM REVEALED A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENG. THE HOLE WAS NEAR THE EGT PROBE; IT ALLOWED GASES TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD FUEL LINES & ELEC WIRES. THE MODE OF SHOULDER HARNESS FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED SINCE IT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.