# Accident 19930617019239A: Cessna T188C, Augusta, MT, June 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1993, 09:40 local time
- Place: Augusta, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PZTG
- Location: 47.5801° N, 112.5995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5801&lon=-112.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9952J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9952J-2013-06-05) (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: 1,705 total, 281 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617019239A

## Narrative

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

SWATH RUN TOWARDS RISING TERRAIN. CHECKED ALIGNMENT FAILED CHECK AIRSPEED STALL MUSH. HIT HILL PRIOR LOAD DUMP.

## 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 SEA93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA132), Jun 17, 1993: Cessna T-188C (N9952J), Augusta, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND TERRAIN CLEARANCE WHILE MANEUVERING ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N9952J (1)

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

- [Accident 19840625026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625026809A), Jun 25, 1984: Cessna T188C (N9952J), Philip, SD, Substantial damage. Due to rain on windshield obscuring visibility aircraft departed runway into adjoining field.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.