# Accident 19960521010959A: Cessna T188C, Roseau, MN, May 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Roseau, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SXDG
- Location: 48.8395° N, 95.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8395&lon=-95.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2062J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2062J-2013-08-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,541 total, 318 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960521010959A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED ON HIGHWAY TAKEOFF. RAN OFF BOUNCED ACCROSS DITCH. DUMPED LOAD BUT CAUGHT ANOTHER DITCH AND OVERTURNED (-23) WIND FROM WEST S TO 10 TO N 13 HWY 5TH LOAD 1500 LBS OF FERTILIZER. LIFTED TAIL 5 SEC CAUGHT WIND WEATHER VANE WENT NW ADJUSTED WITH RUDDER & RAN OUT OF RUDDER, CROSSED DITCH AND STARTED TO FLY, BOUNCED IN FIELD, DUMPED FERTILIZER, BOUNCED A FEW MORE TIMES IN FIELD CAUSED FUEL OFF, ADDED SOME RUDDER BUT A/C GOT DITCHED WITH RT WHEEL & AC OVERTURNED. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. 50 GAL FUEL/100LL.

## 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 CHI96LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA168), May 21, 1996: Cessna 188 (N2062J), Roseau, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff. The crosswind was a factor.

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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