Cessna 188B N188SA
15 May 2004 · Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 May 2004 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N188SA was involved in an accident near Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.6083, -94.3478
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N188SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Liberty → Harrisonville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI04LA120
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper fuel calculations. Contributing factors to the accident included the inaccurate fuel gage and the trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was on a positioning flight when it sustained substantial damage on impact with trees during a forced landing after a loss of engine power in cruise flight. The pilot reported that he had finished spraying the last field at 1715 and the left fuel gage showed 1/2 tank (14 gallons) of fuel remaining and the right tank was dry. The pilot reported the airplane consumed about 14 gallons of fuel per hour, and that he thought he had about 45-60 minutes of fuel remaining when he departed the field. The pilot reported that the engine quit while in cruise flight, and he excuted a forced landing and impacted trees at approximately 1745. The fuel system was inspected during the recovery of the airplane. The right fuel tank was dry. The left wing tank had a ruptured fuel line. The inspection revealed there was no fuel found from the fuel line to the engine driven fuel pump. No fuel was found from the engine driven fuel pump to the mixing valve/fuel control. No fuel was found in the line from the fuel control to the fuel distributor/spider.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2004 | Cessna 188B | Planada, California, United States | T-Craft Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2004 | Cessna 188B | Rush Springs, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Cessna 188 | Mexico, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2003 | Cessna 188B | Badger, Nfld, Canada | Computaplane | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cessna 188B | Monette, Arkansas, United States | David Lemay | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2005 | Cessna 188A | Fairview, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2004 | Monocoupe 90AL-115 | St. Paul, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hurdland, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2004 | British JETSTREAM 32 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | Corporate Airlines | Fatal | 13 |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Cessna 172A | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Otis A. Keller | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2004 | Aeronca 7BCM | St. James, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2004 | Cessna 182P | Washington, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |