Cessna A188 N9883V
23 June 1972 · Merced, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1972 at about 05:00 local time, a Cessna A188 registered N9883V, operated by Bettencourt FL, was involved in an accident during in flight near Merced, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merced, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188
- Registration
- N9883V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bettencourt FL
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Athlone, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-2177
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
LOST PWR, ENG CAUGHT FIRE DUE LOOSE FUEL LINE FITTINGS. LND IN ORCHARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1972 | Cessna A188 | Palouse, Washington, United States | Cascade Flying | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1972 | Cessna A188 | Sylvester, Georgia, United States | Jack R Mayo | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1972 | Cessna A188 | Jerome, Arkansas, United States | Dermott Fly SR | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Cessna A188 | Ellettsville, Indiana, United States | Ueding Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Cessna A188 | Sylvester, Georgia, United States | Jack R. Mayo | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1972 | Cessna A188 | Fairfax, South Carolina, United States | Southeastern A | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |