# Accident 19880205001959A: Cessna A188B, Escalon, CA, February 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1988, 07:00 local time
- Place: Escalon, CA
- Airport: Thorton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LWUG
- Location: 37.7914° N, 120.9997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7914&lon=-120.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2832J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2832J-2005-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,328 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205001959A

## Narrative

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

SLOW IN OBTAINING SPEED ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED LOAD. BECAME AIRBORNE LATE. NOSED OVER ON A LEVEE. FROST ON AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX88DVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD02), Feb 5, 1988: Cessna A188B (N2832J), Lodi, CA, substantial damage

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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