Cessna 188B N731VX

Summary

On 19 August 1995 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N731VX was involved in an accident near Raeford, North Carolina, 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

19 August 1995 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Raeford, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

34.9691, -79.2208

Aircraft

Cessna 188B

Registration

N731VX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL95LA164

Nobody was injured.

the loss of the abutment seal which resulted in the fatigue failure of the cylinder head.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the ground roll of the second takeoff, the engine lost power, and the pilot aborted the takeoff. The airplane rolled off the departure end of the sod runway and collided with trees. Examination of the engine assembly disclosed that the #1 cylinder head had separated. The fracture examination revealed a fatigue failure of the top thread of the cylinder head. According to the engine manufacturer, this fatigue failure mode has been seen in previous cylinder failures associated with the loss of cylinder head and barrel abutment seal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.