# Accident 19940210002189A: Cessna T188C, Winton, CA, February 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Winton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWFG
- Location: 37.4108° N, 120.5894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4108&lon=-120.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2086J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2086J-1994-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210002189A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF.  APPEARD SLUGGISH. DUMPED LOAD. HIT TREE LANDING. FOUND FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATED.

## 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 LAX94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA119), Feb 10, 1994: Cessna T188C (N2086J), Winton, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power in the takeoff initial climb due to fuel system contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the aircraft.

## Other reports on N2086J (2)

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

- [Accident 19930224003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930224003389A), Feb 24, 1993: Cessna T188C (N2086J), Delhi, CA, Substantial damage. Let wheel hit area of standing water on runway on takeoff. Veered off runway. Collapsed left gear regaining runway.
- [Accident 19810516026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516026099A), May 16, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA (N2086J), Merced, CA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot attempted landing on short Private strip. Changing wind conditions. Wheel hit dirt clod, causing 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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