# Accident 20200710020099A: Cessna T188C, Dustin, OK, July 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2020, 09:40 local time
- Place: Dustin, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G47G
- Location: 35.1542° N, 95.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1542&lon=-95.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2690J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2690J) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,252 total, 11,222 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200710020099A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

ACCORDING TO ANOTHER COMPANY PILOT WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, AFTER TAKING ON A LOAD OF ABOUT 165 GALLONS OF HERBICIDE, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF RUN. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE

AIRPLANE CRESTED A HILL AND IMPACTED A POWER POLE WITH THE WINGTIP. IT THEN HIT POWER LINES AND ANOTHER POLE BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DRAW. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT GET AIRBORNE WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WINGTIP IMPACTED THE FIRST OF TWO POWER POLES ABOUT 1,000 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE TURF RUNWAY ABOUT 25 FT BELOW THE TOP OF THE POLE AND BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM WIRE. AFTER IMPACT WITH THE FIRST POLE AND WIRES, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A

SECOND POLE. THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVELED ABOUT 180 FT BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN INVERTED, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS.

## 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 CEN20LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA271), Jul 10, 2020: Cessna T188 (N2690J), Dustin, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued takeoff without ensuring obstacles could be avoided due to his use of a sedating medication, which likely diminished his reaction time and flying performance.

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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