ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354450
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| Date: | Sunday 17 May 1998 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Coauette Aviation |
| Registration: | N4962Q |
| MSN: | 18802696T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3526 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crookston, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Fertile, MN (D14) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he started aerial spraying between 0530 and 0600 CDT that morning and continued spraying until the time of the accident. He departed the airport with another load of chemical but had not refueled. He reported that he was heading for a field at 100 to 150 feet above ground level when the engine quit. He reported, 'I immediately looked for a place to land and had to resort to a muddy field. While maneuvering the airplane stalled. While trying to recover the airplane struck the ground.' The pilot stated in a phone interview, 'I'm sure it ran out of gas.' He reported that airplane had been running well all day and had given no indications of anything going wrong. The pilot also stated, 'Fatigue was a major factor in all circumstances leading to the accident.'
Probable Cause: the pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. Factors included the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion when the pilot failed to refuel the airplane. Another factor was fatigue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA162
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 July 1991 | N4962Q | Private | 0 | Munger, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 14:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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