Cessna A-188B N21676

Summary

On 27 July 1998 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna A-188B registered N21676 was involved in an accident near Zolfo Springs, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 July 1998 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Zolfo Springs, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.4907, -81.7902

Aircraft

Cessna A-188B

Registration

N21676

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wauchula → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA209

Nobody was injured.

Total loss of engine power due to catastrophic internal engine failure caused by migration of a counterweight retaining.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aerial application flight was pulling up from his second tract run of the day, at an altitude of 100 to 150 feet agl, when the engine made a 'clunk' sound and stopped running. The pilot felt his only option, given the low altitude, was a forced landing to a 'wide row' in the citrus grove. Subsequent examination of the engine revealed a crankshaft counterweight retaining pin had migrated from its installed position causing catastrophic internal failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.