Cessna 188 N9890V

Summary

On 10 October 1998 at about 14:10 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N9890V was involved in an accident near Patrick, South 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

10 October 1998 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Patrick, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Cheraw Municipal Airport (47J)

Coordinates

34.4108, -80.3406

Aircraft

Cessna 188

Registration

N9890V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cheraw → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA005

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the number 2 piston for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While enroute to the staging area, the engine began running rough and lost power. The pilot selected a dirt road for an emergency landing. During the landing, the left wing collided with a fence, the right wing collided with a dirt embankment, and the airplane veered to the right. The examination of the airplane disclosed that, there were two holes in the engine crankcase above the number 2 piston position. The engine teardown inspection revealed that the number 2 piston skirt had broken into several pieces. The engine was last overhauled 1284 hours before the accident. The recommended time between overhauls is 1200 hours. The engine examination also revealed that the undamaged internal engine components displayed normal operational action when the engine was rotated externally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.