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Accidents · NTSB MKC82DA140 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 188 accident near Stockton, Kansas, August 8, 1982

On August 8, 1982 at about 1:45 pm local time, a Cessna 188, registered N53227, was substantially damaged in an accident near Stockton, Kansas. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
August 8, 1982 · about 1:45 pm local time · cases in 1982
Place
Stockton, Kansas · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Cessna 188 · all 188s on the register
Registration
N53227 · registry record · serial 18801699T
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

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.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Pilot

  • Certificate: commercial pilot
  • Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
  • Flight time: 4,350 hours in all; 325 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 4,150 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: unk

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 2,131 hours
  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
  • Seats: 1
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: K75 Osborne KS at 8:30 am
  • Destination: K75 Osborne KS
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 070° at 5 knots
  • Visibility: 15 statute miles
  • Sky: not recorded; scat at 3,000 ft
  • Temperature: 192°F (89°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
  • Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
  • Observation at 8:55 am from RSL, 42 miles away

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1

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