FTW85LA322

1985-08-15 · CUSHING, Oklahoma, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CUH

Aircraft involved

N21814 Cessna A188B Minor

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS TEST FLYING THE ACFT AFTER A MAJOR ENG OVERHAUL.A LEFT TURN WAS MADE AWAY FROM THE ARPT AFTER TAKEOFF AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE ENG LOST PWR. WITH NO SUITABLE LANDING AREA WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE, THE ACFT WAS MANUEVERED STRAIGHT AHEAD WHERE IT CONTACTED TREES. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENG REVEALED THE CHROME PLATING WITHIN THE #5 CYLINDER WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CYLINDER WALL AND WAS IMBEDDED IN THE RING LANDS OF THE PISTON. REASON FOR THE CHROME SEPARATION IS UNKNOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW85LA322.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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