# Accident 20040524010119A: Cessna T188C, Lamar, CO, May 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.1697° N, 102.6886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1697&lon=-102.6886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2030J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2030J-2007-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-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, 1,900 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524010119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN THE EVENING OF 24 MAY 2004, PILOT BRUCE BREMNER, WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATION 6 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LAMAR COLORADO AT ABOUT 1800 LOCAL TIME. MR. BREMNER HAD MADE SEVERAL PASSES ON THE FIELD WHEN HE NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED HAD DECAYED TO ABOUT 80 MPH AT 2500 RPM. MR. BREMNER LEVELED THE WINGS AND LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED 2700 RPM WITH NO INCREASE TO AIRSPEED NOTICED. MR. BREMNER KEPT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AND HEADED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN ADJOINING FIELD TO LAND. MR. BREMNER MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO DUMP HIS CHEMICAL PAYLOAD WHILE CONTINUING TO TRY AND REACH THE SELECTED LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME VERY MUSHY TO CONTROL CORRECTION INPUTS AND SETTLED INTO THE GROUND IN A LEVEL FLAT ATTITUDE. MR. BREMNER REPORTED NO INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND MAJOR PROPELLER DAMAGE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 24 MAY 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME, N2030J, A CESSNA AG WAGON MODEL T188C, PILOTED BY MR. BRUCE BREMNER, IMPACTED THE GROUND 6 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LAMAR COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAG                                   E TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND MAJOR PROPELLER DAMAGE. MR. BREMNER, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

## 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 DEN04CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA080), May 25, 2004: Cessna T188C (N2030J), Lamar, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude.

## Other reports on N2030J (1)

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

- [Accident 19951020033629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951020033629A), Oct 20, 1995: Cessna T188C (N2030J), Tahoka, TX, Substantial damage. Struck wires during pullup from spray run. Lost aileron control. Crash landed.

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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