Cessna 188 N8073V
2 March 1988 · Riverton, Utah, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1988 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N8073V was involved in an accident near Riverton, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Riverton, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.5006, -111.9390
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188
- Registration
- N8073V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salt Lake City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88DTM01
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THIS AG OPERATOR WAS FERTILIZING A FIELD. HE WAS MAKING REPETATIVE TRIPS WHICH TOOK ABOUT 10 MIN EACH. THE PLT WAS AWARE THAT THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INACCURATE, READING LESS FUEL THAN WAS ACTUALLY ONBOARD. WHILE MAKING A SWATH RUN THE ENG LOST PWR AND THE ACFT STALLED DURING THE FORCED LANDING. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN EITHER THE ACFT OR ENG FUEL SYSTEMS AND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE AROUND THE WRECKAGE.
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 | - |
| 2 Apr 1988 | Cessna 188B | Gustine, California, United States | MacHado Duster, Inc. | 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft B24R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Kansas College of Technology | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1988 | Hiller UH-12E | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1988 | Cessna 150M | Delta, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172N | Duchesne, Utah, United States | Colorado Northwestern Comm COL | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hurricane, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1988 | Cessna 180 | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |