# Accident 19931003037349A: Cessna T188C, New Deal, TX, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 09:15 local time
- Place: New Deal, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TMUG
- Location: 33.7307° N, 101.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7307&lon=-101.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2031J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2031J-2017-07-07) (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 TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037349A

## Narrative

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

CLEARED FIRST SET OF WIRES ON DIVE INTO SPRAY FIELD THEN TRIED TO GO UNDER UNSEEN SECOND SET. IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 FTW94LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA001), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna T188C (N2031J), New Deal, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN GROUND CLEARANCE WHILE AVOIDING A POWERLINE. FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE A SECOND SET OF POWER LINES PRIOR TO INITIATING THE SPRAYING RUN WAS ALSO A CAUSE.

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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