Cessna A188B N9234R

Summary

On 23 July 2011 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N9234R, operated by Air Advantage Inc, was involved in an accident near Mount Hamill, Iowa, 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

23 July 2011 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Hamill, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

40.7000, -91.5667

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N9234R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Air Advantage Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mount Pleasant → Mount Pleasant

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA513

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's inadequate fuel management.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane experienced a total loss of engine power during an aerial application operation. The pilot then performed a forced landing on an adjacent field. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation. However, examination revealed that the right fuel tank was empty, and the left fuel tank was almost half full, consistent with the pilot’s mismanagement of his fuel supply during the operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.