# Accident 19930709023249A: Cessna T188C, Wheaton, MN, July 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1993, 20:20 local time
- Place: Wheaton, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVOG
- Location: 45.8009° N, 96.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8009&lon=-96.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3591J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3591J-1999-04-16) (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: 8,200 total, 1,110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930709023249A

## Narrative

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

ANGLED OFF PAVED ROAD ON TAKEOFF. WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT SWUNG AIRCRAFT INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI93LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA257), Jul 10, 1993: Cessna T188C (N3591J), Wheaton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.

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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