Cessna 188B N21762
2 April 1988 · Gustine, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1988 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N21762, operated by MacHado Duster, Inc., was involved in an accident near Gustine, California, 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 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gustine, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.0702, -120.8393
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N21762
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- MacHado Duster, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gustine → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88DVA03
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 AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER, AT 70 FT. A.G.L., THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT LEVELED THE WINGS AND DUMPED THE REMAINING LOAD. THE ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER, BACKFIRED, THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH ALMOND TREES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL INJECTION LINES. THE FUEL TANKS WERE RUPTURED AND CONTAINED NO FUEL. THERE WAS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL FOUND BELOW THE RUPTURED TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1988 | Cessna 188 | York, Nebraska, United States | Jerome D. Bair | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1988 | Cessna 188B | Sumner, Iowa, United States | Cedar Valley Farm Services | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1988 | Cessna 188 | Garfield, Georgia, United States | D&R Spraying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1988 | Cessna 188 | Douglas, Georgia, United States | Souther Field Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1988 | Cessna 188B | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | William F. Howell | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1988 | Cessna 188 | Upper Lake, California, United States | Gordon, Fritz | 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 | - |