THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON.
— NTSB Determination
THE PLT SAID THAT HE WAS COMPLETING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON ROUGH TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. THE REASON FOR THE OIL STARVATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE INTERNAL DAMAGE.
THE PLT SAID THAT HE WAS COMPLETING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON ROUGH TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. THE…
The accident on 1989-05-26 involved a Cessna 188, registration N9084R, at Table Rock, NE.
THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON.
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