# Accident 19881008045809A: Cessna T188C, Flora, MS, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: Flora, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KXVG
- Location: 32.5405° N, 90.3091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5405&lon=-90.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2896J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2896J-1990-08-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,946 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008045809A

## Narrative

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

SMELLED SMOKE AND ROUGH ENGINE. BROKE OFF TAIL LANDING IN ROUGH FIELD. PLANE BURNED.HOLE IN EXHAUST HOT AIR ESCAPED

## 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 MIA89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA007), Oct 8, 1988: Cessna T188C (N2896J), Flora, MS, destroyed

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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