# Accident 19870702032129A: Cessna T188C, Rayville, LA, July 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KEJG
- Location: 32.4699° N, 91.7493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4699&lon=-91.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3239J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3239J-1992-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,921 total, 1,258 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702032129A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND STRUCK TALL WEEDS. MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT EXCEEDED.

## 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 FTW87DRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD09), Jul 2, 1987: Cessna T188C (N3239J), Rayville, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N3239J (1)

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

- [Accident 19830219005039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219005039A), Feb 19, 1983: Cessna T188C (N3239J), Puckett, MS, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during a spray run. Crash landed when aircraft fell off on a wing 15 feet above ground.

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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