Cessna 188 N53277
24 May 1982 · Alpha, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N53277, operated by James H. McCroan, was involved in an accident near Alpha, Florida, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alpha, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- County Line Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188
- Registration
- N53277
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James H. McCroan
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alpha → Alpha
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA82DA124
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AT ABOUT 1000 FT. HE NOTED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE HAD INCREASED ABNORMALLY AND BLACK PUFFS OF SMOKE WERE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. HE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND GAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OF ALTITUDE, THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING A FORCED LANDING, HE BARELY CLEARED SOME TREES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. LATER, THE ENGINE WAS TESTED AND A RUN-UP WAS MADE, BUT THE MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 188B | Gibson, Georgia, United States | Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 188B | Glenwood, Arkansas, United States | David P. Nichols | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1982 | Cessna 188B | Lava Hot Spring, Idaho, United States | Lloyd K. Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1982 | Cessna 188 | 25NM Sw Santa R, Montana, United States | Calvin Schreckendgust | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | Cessna 188 | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Albert W. Waits | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1982 | Cessna 188B | Stanford, Texas, United States | Allied Sprayers Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |