# NTSB DEN80FTG16: Cessna T188, N2087J, Starkweather, ND, June 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1980
- Place: Starkweather, ND · STARKWEATHER, ND
- Location: 48.4521° N, 98.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Starkweather, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4521&lon=-98.8784&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 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1823  80/6/11    STARKWEATHER,ND     CESSNA T188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 9715
        TIME - 0735                    N2087J              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STARKWEATHER,ND             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1450                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- DRG SWATH RUN NR PWR LN,ACFT DRIFTED RGT,HIT POLE.L X-WND GSTG 18KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2087J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2087J-2004-12-09), registration cancelled 2004-12-09, S/N T18803377T, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188
- 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 19800611033019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611033019A), Jun 11, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA, Startweather, ND, Substantial damage. Wing struck a power pole during spray run. Stayed airborne, landed safely.

## Other investigations on N2087J (3)

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 DEN90LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA158), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna T-188 (N2087J), Devils Lake, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN IS A FACTOR.
- [NTSB DEN82DA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA136), Jul 16, 1982: Cessna T188C (N2087J), Starkweather, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN82DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTG05), Jun 8, 1982: Cessna 188 (N2087J), Devils Lake, ND, substantial damage

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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