Cessna A188B accident near Esterbrook, Wyoming, July 11, 1995
On July 11, 1995 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Cessna A188B, registered N70062, was substantially damaged in an accident near Esterbrook, Wyoming. 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
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND AIRSPEED FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE SHORT LANDING AREA, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND IN TIME TO ALLOW RECOVERY FROM THE SITUATION.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 11, 1995 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Esterbrook, Wyoming · 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
- N70062 · no longer on the register · serial 18801826
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING NEXT TO A SHORT DIRT FARM ROAD FOLLOWING AN AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS EXISTED IN THE LANDING AREA. THE PILOT LANDED BEYOND THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE IN THE DISTANCE AVAILABLE BEYOND HIS ACTUAL TOUCHDOWN POINT. HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND TOO LATE TO RECOVER FROM THE SITUATION AND OVERRAN THE LANDING SURFACE.
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: 3,600 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 81 in the last 90 days; 81 in the last 30 days; 3,100 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,193 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 29, 1995; 68 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D23 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 76V Glendo WY
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:50 pm from CPR, 57 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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