# NTSB MIA81DLD61: Cessna T188C, N2541J, Romeo, FL, August 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1981
- Place: Romeo, FL · ROMEO, FL
- Location: 29.2064° N, 82.4362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2064&lon=-82.4362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2128  81/8/10    ROMEO,FL            CESSNA T188C        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1420
        TIME - 0730                    N2541J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROMEO FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROMEO,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1420                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TWO SPARK PLUGS FD FOULED,CLEANED,REINSTALLED,ENG RAN SATISFACTORY.TALL WET GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2541J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2541J-2013-01-10), registration cancelled 2013-01-10, S/N T18803477T, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Romeo Farm Strip

## 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 19810810049049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810049049A), Aug 10, 1981: Cessna T188C, Romeo, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft crashed through fence at end of runway.

## Other investigations on N2541J (1)

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 MIA83FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FLA01), Apr 1, 1983: Cessna T188C (N2541J), St. Augustine, FL, 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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