Cessna T188C accident near Olivia, Minnesota, August 14, 1983
On August 14, 1983 at about 1:00 am local time, a Cessna T188C, registered N2060J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Olivia, Minnesota (Olivia Municipal airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 14, 1983 · about 1:00 am local time
- Place
- Olivia, Minnesota · Olivia Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T188C · all T188Cs on the register
- Registration
- N2060J · registry record · serial T18803350T
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TAKEOFF THE ENG LOST POWER & THE ACFT CRASHED LANDED COLLAPSING THE GEAR. THE CRANKSHAFT, P/N631716, HAD BROKEN IN THE CHEEK AREA BETWEEN #2 & #3 CRANK THROWS. 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE ACFT HAD COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. AFTERINSTALLING A NEW PROP THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT OVERHAULING THE ENG. TCM SERV BULLETIN M71-5 (EXAMINATION OF ENGS INVOLVED IN PROP STRIKE ACCIDENTS) STATES, IN PART, THAT THE ONLY SURE METHOD OF INSPECTING FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE IS COMPLETE ENG DISASSEMBLY & MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION OF THE CRANKSHAFT GEARS, ETC.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,358 hours in all; 860 in this make and model; 240 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 2,176 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,835 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 15, 1983; 157 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,400 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TS10-520-T (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Y39 Olivia MN at 1:00 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2060J the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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