Cessna 188T accident near Jay, Florida, September 2, 1982
On September 2, 1982 at about 9:38 pm local time, a Cessna 188T, registered N4790Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jay, Florida (Jones Flying Strip 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
- September 2, 1982 · about 9:38 pm local time
- Place
- Jay, Florida · Jones Flying Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188T · all 188Ts on the register
- Registration
- N4790Q · no longer on the register · serial 18802532T
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT ROTATION, SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY, OVERRAN THE END AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT HAD BORROWED FUEL FOR THIS FLIGHT AND WHEN SOME WAS PUT IN A PICKUP TRUCK THE TRUCK WOULD NOT IDLE AND HAD NO POWER. AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE FUEL ANALYZED BY THE PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
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: 6,500 hours in all; 500 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,717 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Jay FL at 5:38 pm
- Destination: Jay FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 045° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 198°F (92°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 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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