# NTSB LAX88DVD02: Cessna A188B, N2832J, Lodi, CA, February 5, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 5, 1988, 07:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&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 June 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88DVD02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25758/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD02

## 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
  - wing - ice (contributing factor)
  - ice/frost removal from aircraft - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - load jettison - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2832J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2832J-2005-01-20), registration cancelled 2005-01-20, S/N 18803526T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13303526T
- Airframe hours: 2654
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Ag Flight, Inc.
- Registered owner: James L Thomas
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Limited (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, October 16, 1987, 136 hours before
- Airport: Ag Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 8,328 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 8,328 as pilot in command, 136 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SAC, 17 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 19880205001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205001959A), Feb 5, 1988: Cessna A188B, Escalon, CA, Substantial damage. Slow in obtaining speed on takeoff. Dumped load. Became airborne late. Nosed over on a levee. Frost on aircraft.

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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