ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214176
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| Date: | Monday 6 August 2018 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Lloyd Darter Aviation |
| Registration: | N4996R |
| MSN: | 18802483T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9077 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-S1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 miles north of Sedalia, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Marshall-Memorial Municipal Airport, MO (MHL/KMHL) |
| Marshall-Memorial Municipal Airport, MO (MHL/KMHL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was conducting an agricultural application flight. He stated that he felt a loss of engine power when he pulled up during a second pass over a field. He pushed the throttle and mixture controls forward, but the engine power did not increase. He dumped the payload and then located a landing area. The pilot flew the airplane at its best glide speed, and the airplane struck a tree short of the landing area. Subsequently, the airplane spun right. He pulled the control stick back and applied right rudder to maintain the airplane in an upright attitude before it impacted the ground and erupted into a postimpact fire.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the two propeller blades were relatively straight, consistent with a lack of torsion, indicating that the engine lost all power before impact. Postimpact fire destroyed the engine, engine accessories, and airframe, which precluded functional testing of any components. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined due to postimpact fire damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2018 21:08 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Aug-2018 21:37 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2019 07:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2019 14:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 20:07 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo] |
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