Cessna 188 N53240

Summary

On 28 July 1997 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N53240 was involved in an accident near Benson, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 July 1997 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Benson, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.3694, -78.5396

Aircraft

Cessna 188

Registration

N53240

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erwin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA97LA221

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a swath run resulting in an in-flight collision with a cable, subsequent loss of engine power, forced landing, and an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power due to the separation of the gascolator (wire strike) resulting in fuel starvation.

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

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The pilot was making a swath run and collided with a cable separating the engine gascolator resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, forced landing and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Examination of the engine assembly and accessories revealed no evidence of a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.