# NTSB investigations: Cessna T188C, 1982

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DEN83LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA028.md): Cessna T188C · Santa Rita, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1982 · N2066J · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft nosed over during landing. Aircraft was swerving left after brake application. More braking was used and aircraft nosed over.
- [NTSB CHI83LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA008.md): Cessna T188C · Sparta, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1982 · N2892J · Substantial damage
  > Witnesses observed a normal climb out, but as the acft cleared trees the plt began jettisoning the load. The plt stated that about 1/2 mi from the departure end of rwy 6 the acft seemed to mush & then descend into the trees. The wind at grand rapids, 20 mi…
- [NTSB MKC82DA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA162.md): Cessna T188C · Mechanicsville, IA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 31, 1982 · N4927J · Destroyed
  > The pilot began his takeoff from a 2200 ft strip with a load of about 40 gallons of fuel and 1500 to 1600 lbs of seed. He reported that the wind was from the southeast at 2 mph, the temperature was 74 deg, and the elevation was 800 ft. the aircraft became…
- [NTSB FTW82DA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA356.md): Cessna T188C · Black, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 28, 1982 · N9646J · Substantial damage
  > While making a swath run the aircraft collided with an irrigation pipe which extended about 15 feet AGL. The pipe was near farm equipment and blended with the background. After the collision the aircraft made a forced landing in a cotton field.
- [NTSB MKC82DA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA148.md): Cessna T188C · Near Traer, IA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 17, 1982 · N9975J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to refuel during the last loading, and shortly after returning to the spray area, the engine quit. A forced landing was made in an alfala field during which the aircraft collided with a fence. During the investigation, no fuel was found in…
- [NTSB FTW82DA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA322.md): Cessna T188C · Altheimer, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1982 · N2881J · Destroyed
  > The pilot stated he encountered turbulence while flying under a power line during a crop spraying operation. The left wing pitched-up and struck the power line and the aircraft went into an uncontrolable left bank. He reduced power and landed in a bean field,…
- [NTSB DEN82DA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA136.md): Cessna T188C · Starkweather, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 16, 1982 · N2087J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that the aircraft fuel tank had run out of fuel, so he added 2 to 3 gallons of av-gas. He said he thought this would be enough fuel to ferry the the aircraft four miles. He took off, and upon reaching about 400 ft AGL, the engine lost…
- [NTSB FTW82DA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA276.md): Cessna T188C · Marvell, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 9, 1982 · N9635J · Substantial damage
  > An aerial application of an oil-based material resulted in a smearing of the windscreen. The pilot landed on a grass strip to clear the windscreen, and during, the landing, the aircraft flipped over. The pilot said when he applied brakes, the left wheel broke…
- [NTSB DEN82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA117.md): Cessna 188 · 25nm Sw Santa R, MT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 25, 1982 · N2066J · Substantial damage
  > After dispensing his second load, the pilot returned to the airport where he circled to wait for traffic to clear the runway. About 1/2 way through the circle, the engine lost power and the pilot observed that the fuel gauges indicated empty. He landed on a…
- [NTSB CHI82DER20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DER20.md): Cessna 188B · Hallock, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 9, 1982 · N9707J · Substantial damage
  > During landing roll to investigate a stalled truck, the aircraft collided with the truck which backed into the aircraft's roll out path. After the collision, the aircraft ran into a ditch.
- [NTSB DEN82DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTG05.md): Cessna 188 · Devils Lake, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 8, 1982 · N2087J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot started a swath run at dusk by crossing under a set of wires. As he crossed under the wires, one of his main gear struck the top of a rock pile. The pilot thought that both of the main gear had failed, and he elected to make a belly landing in a…
- [NTSB FTW82DA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA214.md): Cessna T188C · Transylvania, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 7, 1982 · N9424J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed fast on a wet grass runway. Application of brakes failed to stop the aircraft and the pilot attempted to ground loop and struck a ditch damaging the right wing.
- [NTSB FTW82DA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA188.md): Cessna T188C · Knobel, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 20, 1982 · N4439J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during his swath run the engine seemed to hesitate. While checking the engine the pilot collided with a levee and the landing gear separated from the aircraft. The pilot made a forced landing in an adjacent field.
- [NTSB ATL82FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ11.md): Cessna T188C · Mahew, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Mar 14, 1982 · N2965J · Destroyed
  > During return flight to airport the pilot flew into a previously treated field for a cleanup swath run. Approximately 1700 feet from the south end of the field the aircraft collided with a 3-strand steel twisted cable powerline running east-west across the…
- [NTSB NYC82DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA046.md): Cessna T188C · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 8, 1982 · N9374J · Destroyed
  > While on a ferry flight approaching the nantucket VOR the pilot stated that the engine began to run rough. The aircraft was turned back towards Block Island at which time the fuel pressure began to fluctuate and decrease along with the manifold pressure. The…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073012'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073012&year=1982

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