# Accident 19830401010779A: Cessna T188C, St Augustine, FL, April 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2541J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2541J-2013-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FLA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401010779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES AND CRASHED WHEN PILOTS VISION WAS OBSCURED BY SUN DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA83FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FLA01), Apr 1, 1983: Cessna T188C (N2541J), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2541J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810810049049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810049049A), Aug 10, 1981: Cessna T188C (N2541J), Romeo, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft crashed through fence at end of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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