# NTSB DEN04CA080: Cessna T188C, N2030J, Lamar, CO, May 25, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 24, 2004, 18:30 local (May 25, 2004, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Lamar, CO - Coordinates: 38.169723, -102.688613 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1697&lon=-102.6886&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 59320 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04CA080 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59320/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA080 ## 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. ## Analysis The pilot reported he had made several passes on a field when he noticed his airspeed was low (80 miles per hour) with a normal power setting of 32 inches manifold pressure and 2,500 rpm. The pilot said he leveled the airplane's wings and lowered the nose. He said when the airspeed did not increase he went to full power. The pilot said his airspeed continued to decay. The airplane was also descending. The pilot said he unsuccessfully attempted to dump his 125 gallons of chemical. The airplane mushed into the field. An examination of the airplane showed the propeller broken off in torsion. The airplane's left wing was bent back, and the airplane's left main landing gear was broken aft. An examination of the airplane's systems showed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On May 25, 2004, at 1830 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T188C, N2030J, impacted terrain 6 miles north-northeast of Lamar, Colorado. The commercial pilot on board was not injured. The aerial application flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 137 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from a private airstrip located 17 miles northeast of Lamar, at 1815. The pilot reported he had made several passes on a field when he noticed his airspeed was low (80 miles per hour) with a normal power setting of 32 inches manifold pressure and 2,500 rpm. The pilot said he leveled the airplane's wings and lowered the nose. He said when the airspeed did not increase he went to full power. The pilot said his airspeed continued to decay. The airplane was also descending. The pilot said he unsuccessfully attempted to dump his 125 gallons of chemical. The airplane mushed into the field. An examination of the airplane showed the propeller broken off in torsion. The airplane's left wing was bent back, and the airplane's left main landing gear was broken aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the airplane's systems showed no anomalies. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - aerial application - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - crop ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2030J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2030J-2007-05-17), registration cancelled 2007-05-17, S/N T18803335T, 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 IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T188-03335T - Engines: Continental TSIO-520T reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Bruce B. Bremner - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: Lamar, CO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: LAA ## 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 20040524010119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524010119A), May 24, 2004: Cessna T188C, Lamar, CO, Substantial damage. (-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… ## Other investigations on N2030J (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 FTW96LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA022), Oct 20, 1995: Cessna T188C (N2030J), Tahoka, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires. Factors were the loss of aileron control and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. 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. 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