# NTSB DEN83LA190: Cessna T188L, N2070J, Wahpeton, ND, August 13, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 13, 1983, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Wahpeton, ND
- Coordinates: 46.259429, -96.599205 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2594&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA190
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16137/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA190

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - descent - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AERIAL APPLICATION TURN AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOOKED INSIDE THE COCKPIT DURING THE MANEUVER TO SEE HOW MUCH CHEMICAL WAS LEFT. HE SAW THE GROUND OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE AND TRIED TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT WAS TOO LATE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2070J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2070J-1993-01-14), registration cancelled 1993-01-14, S/N T18803360T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188L
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803360T
- Airframe hours: 741
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Tri State Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 21, 1983, 45 hours before
- Departed: BWP, WAHPETON, ND

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 12,400 total, 153 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 11 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19830813041669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813041669A), Aug 13, 1983: Cessna T188C, Wahpeton, ND, Substantial damage. During a spray run pilot looked inside aircraft to check load. Aircraft collided with the ground.

## Other investigations on N2070J (2)

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 SEA91LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA150), Jul 4, 1991: Cessna T188C (N2070J), Riverton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.
- [NTSB MKC79DER57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER57-134213), Jul 24, 1979: Cessna 188T (N2070J), Belview, MN, 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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