# NTSB ATL80FIJ09: Cessna T188C, N2075J, Pineville, WV, August 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1980
- Place: Pineville, WV · PINEVILLE, WV
- Location: 37.5895° N, 81.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5895&lon=-81.5352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2072  80/8/20    PINEVILLE,WV        CESSNA T188C        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 12000
        TIME - 1545                    N2075J              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FRANKFORT,KY                BECKLEY,WV                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      77
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINGTIP HIT BRUSH DRG PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2075J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2075J), registered now, S/N T18803365T, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800820045319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820045319A), Aug 20, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA, Pineville, WV, Substantial damage. Clouds obscured mountain tops. Could not find destination. Ran out of fuel. Crash landed on a road.

## Other investigations on N2075J (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 CHI00LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA144), May 22, 2000: Cessna C-T188C (N2075J), Elgin, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot in command to maintain clearance with the ground during an aerial application.

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.

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