Accident Cessna 188 N53227, Sunday 8 August 1982

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Date:	Sunday 8 August 1982
Time:	08:45 LT
Type:	Cessna 188
Owner/operator:	Great Western Spraying
Registration:	N53227
MSN:	18801699T
Year of manufacture:	1974
Total airframe hrs:	2131 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Stockton, KS - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Osborne, KS (K75)
Destination airport:	Osborne, KS (K75)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS THE PILOT PULLED UP FROM A SWATH RUN. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN OPEN TERRACED FIELD. DIRT WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP. REPORTEDLY, THE DIRT WOULD HAVE RESTRICTED THE FUEL FLOW.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: