- Date
- July 25, 1987, 09:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Oak Grove, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2092JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870725038919A
- Case key
- 22204
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Airspeed(vlof) - not obtainedCause
Aircraft weight and balance - exceededCause
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Fire
Analysis
The pilot was attempting to take off with an over gross weight condition. The wheels left the surface only after the ground fell away into a bayou. The aircraft then remained airborne until it collided with bayou's opposite bank but did not climb during this time. Fire erupted after ground impact and the aircraft was consumed by ground fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2092J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803382T
- Airframe hours
- 3,258
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520 T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Steven D. Rye
- Registered owner
- Carroll Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 6, 1987 · 338 hours before
- Departed
- Oak Grove, LA
- Airport
- Bayou Meadow Airstrip, runway 18, 2,700 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,294 total · 764 in this make and model · 2,244 as pilot in command · 340 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 35 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.