# NTSB FTW02WA234: Cessna A188, El Ranchito, Dominican Republic, January 12, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 12, 2002, 08:33 local (13:33 UTC)
- Place: El Ranchito, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 18.502777, -70.833335
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.5028&lon=-70.8333&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 55481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02WA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55481/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02WA234

## Aircraft

- Registration: HI-614TA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna A188
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Unknown
- Departed: El Ranchito

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 64 °F

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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