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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.

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