# Accident 19960530012159A: Cessna T188C, Hooper, UT, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 07:45 local time
- Place: Hooper, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GM7G
- Location: 41.1509° N, 112.1403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1509&lon=-112.1403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9980J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9980J-2012-10-15) (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: 8,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY TURN AROUND. WENT THROUGH A FENCE LANDING. RAN NORMAL IN TEST CELL. PRIOR BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 SEA96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA102), May 30, 1996: Cessna T188C (N9980J), Hooper, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the proximity of obstructions, which limited the pilot's ability to reach a suitable emergency landing area.

## Other reports on N9980J (1)

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

- [Accident 20100903044879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100903044879A), Sep 3, 2010: Cessna T188C (N9980J), Craigmont, ID, Substantial damage. While landing at the Craigmont Idaho airport with a crosswnd the pilot did a normal landing and when he put the tail wheel down the tail wheel statred to…

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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