# Accident 19960710016539A: Cessna T188C, Independence, IA, July 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1996
- Place: Independence, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 42.4608° N, 91.8908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4608&lon=-91.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9542J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9542J-2013-03-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710016539A

## Narrative

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

NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE

## 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 CHI96LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA232), Jul 10, 1996: Cessna 188 (N9542J), Independence, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the delayed jettison of the dry chemicals by the pilot. The inability of the airplane to climb was a related 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.