# NTSB CHI93LA134: Cessna T188C, N2975J, Belview, MN, April 10, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 9, 1993, 19:46 local (Apr 10, 1993, 00:46 UTC)
- Place: Belview, MN
- Coordinates: 44.599784, -95.319068 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5998&lon=-95.3191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15696/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA134

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING PROPER ALTITUDE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - tree(s)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE WAS MANEUVERING NEAR A FIELD WHERE AERIAL APPLICATION OF CHEMICALS WAS BEING MADE WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND DESCENDED INTO THE TERRAIN.  THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DAYLIGHT VMC WITH NO REPORTED WIND.  POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT AND AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES.  THE PILOT WAS ON HIS EIGHTH CHEMICAL APPLICATION FLIGHT OF THE DAY, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2975J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2975J-1995-05-26), registration cancelled 1995-05-26, S/N T18803587T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803587T
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Donner Aerial Spraying, Inc.
- Registered owner: Donner Aerial Spraying, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 31, 1993, 20 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; toxicology performed; flight hours: 7,858 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 7,610 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: RWF, 12 nm away

## 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 19930409008839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930409008839A), Apr 9, 1993: Cessna T188C, Belview, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees and crashed on riverbank during aerial spraying operations. Pilot fatigue may have been a factor.

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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