# NTSB FTW87DRD10: Cessna T188C, N2092J, Oak Grove, LA, July 25, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1987, 09:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Oak Grove, LA
- Coordinates: 32.860889, -91.39064 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8609&lon=-91.3906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87DRD10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22204/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD10

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed(vlof) - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
- Fire, other

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803382T
- Airframe hours: 3258
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 28; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870725038919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725038919A), Jul 25, 1987: Cessna T188C, Darnell, LA, Destroyed. The agricultural spray aircraft failed to climb after takeoff and struck terrain. Aircraft over max gross weight.

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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