Cessna T188C accident near Oak Grove, Louisiana, July 25, 1987
On July 25, 1987 at about 2:15 pm local time, a Cessna T188C, registered N2092J, was destroyed in an accident near Oak Grove, Louisiana (Bayou Meadow Airstrip 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
- July 25, 1987 · about 2:15 pm local time
- Place
- Oak Grove, Louisiana · Bayou Meadow Airstrip · 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
- N2092J · no longer on the register · serial T18803382T
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF WITH AN OVER GROSS WEIGHT CONDITION. THE WHEELS LEFT THE SURFACE ONLY AFTER THE GROUND FELL AWAY INTO A BAYOU. THE AIRCRAFT THEN REMAINED AIRBORNE UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH BAYOU'S OPPOSITE BANK BUT DID NOT CLIMB DURING THIS TIME. FIRE ERUPTED AFTER GROUND IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY GROUND FIRE.
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
- Flight time: 2,294 hours in all; 764 in this make and model; 340 in the last 90 days; 2,244 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,258 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 6, 1987; 338 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 T (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: Oak Grove LA at 2:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,700 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 15,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:55 pm from MLU, 35 miles away
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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