# Accident 20021029030559A: Cessna T188C, Seminole, TX, October 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ADGG
- Location: 32.6811° N, 102.6544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6811&lon=-102.6544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4779J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4779J-2023-10-19) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021029030559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 29, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 CST, LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 188-T AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, N4779J, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. WHILE ENROUTE TO THE SPRAYING AREA, N4779J MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COTTON FIELD LOCATED 5 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF SEMINOLE, TEXAS. THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT SPRAYING OPERATION UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 FTW03LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA025), Oct 29, 2002: Cessna T188C (N4779J), Seminole, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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