Cessna 188-230 N8086V

Summary

On 26 July 1996 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 188-230 registered N8086V was involved in an accident near Santanta, Kansas, 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

26 July 1996 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Santanta, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.4300, -100.9796

Aircraft

Cessna 188-230

Registration

N8086V

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

CHI96LA282

Nobody was injured.

a loss of power due to a broken number four cylinder exhaust valve push rod and a bent number four cylinder intake valve push rod. The wet, soft cornfield was a factor.

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

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The pilot stated that he was about to make his third pass on a cornfield when the engine tachometer went to 800 rpm. There was 'no popping, no warning, just low power.' The pilot put the airplane down in the cornfield. On touchdown, the landing gear dug into the mud. Examination of the airplane's engine revealed that the number four cylinder exhaust valve push rod was broken and the number four cylinder intake valve push rod was bent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.