Cessna T188C accident near Eudora, Arkansas, June 25, 1983
On June 25, 1983 at about 1:00 am local time, a Cessna T188C, registered N9934J, was destroyed in an accident near Eudora, Arkansas. 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
- June 25, 1983 · about 1:00 am local time
- Place
- Eudora, Arkansas · 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
- N9934J · no longer on the register · serial T-18803869T
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE RETURN TRIP TO THE ARPT, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH SOFT TERRAIN. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT SOIL & COLLAPSED. A FIRE STARTED AFTER THE ACFT CAME TO REST & IT WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE ENG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
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: 24,000 hours in all; 2,100 in this make and model; 55 in the last 90 days; 23,900 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 301 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 8, 1982; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,400 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Browns Aero Service
The flight
- Departed from: 5M6 Eudora AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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