Accident Cessna 188 N9977G, Sunday 10 September 2000

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Date:	Sunday 10 September 2000
Time:	15:05 LT
Type:	Cessna 188
Owner/operator:	American Outdoor Advertising
Registration:	N9977G
MSN:	188-00777
Engine model:	Continental O-470-R
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Tampa, FL - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	, FL (X39)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
While enroute to the staging area to drop the banner, the engine, without warning, appeared to accelerate into an over-speed condition. Seconds later, the engine lost power and quit. The airplane collided with a utility line as the pilot maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing. Examination of the engine revealed, that the number six-piston arm assembly broke through the engine case. There was no oil in the engine and the engine had seized. The engine had undergone recent major repairs.

Probable Cause: The failure of the number six-piston connecting rod that resulted in the total loss of engine power.

Accident investigation: