Cessna A188B accident near Boise City, Oklahoma, July 6, 1982
On July 6, 1982 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Cessna A188B, registered N8486G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boise City, Oklahoma (Witten Private airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind 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
- July 6, 1982 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Boise City, Oklahoma · Witten Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · all A188Bs on the register
- Registration
- N8486G · no longer on the register · serial 188011305
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A DITCH AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THIS WAS A 2200 X 8 GOODYEAR TIRE.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,322 hours in all; 895 in this make and model; 142 in the last 90 days; 4,322 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,356 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 103 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Boise City OK at 1:30 pm
- Destination: Boise City OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 4,300 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 185°F (85°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:30 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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