Cessna 188 N9084R
26 May 1989 · Table Rock, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 1989 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N9084R was involved in an accident near Table Rock, Nebraska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Table Rock, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.1694, -96.0805
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188
- Registration
- N9084R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Liberty → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC89LA114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT SAID THAT HE WAS COMPLETING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON ROUGH TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. THE REASON FOR THE OIL STARVATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE INTERNAL DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1989 | Cessna 188B | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1989 | Cessna 188B | Prattville, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 1989 | Cessna 188B | Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States | Osman, Marc C. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1989 | Cessna 188 | Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1989 | Cessna 188A | Valley City, North Dakota, United States | Otterson, Robert S. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1989 | Cessna 188A | Belding, Michigan, United States | Studer, Aflred | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1989 | Cessna 320 | Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Dec 1989 | Piper J3C-65 | Lynch, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Oct 1989 | Cessna 172 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Trew Aero, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1989 | Schmahl VOLKSPLANE VP-1 | Papillion, Nebraska, United States | Schmahl, Edward F. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1989 | Cessna A-188B | Hay Springs, Nebraska, United States | Kirk Budd | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1989 | Piper PA-32-301 | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |