Cessna 188 accidents

The NTSB database holds 743 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 188, recorded between 1965 to 2026. 50 of them were fatal (7%), and 51 people died.

The deadliest year was 1981, with 4 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (236 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Brazil and Ecuador.

530 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

743

Records

Fatal

Deaths

Share fatal

1965 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 213 of 743 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 37

1970s 357

1980s 204

1990s 80

2000s 25

2010s 14

2020s 26

Where these happened

United States 713 Brazil 11 Ecuador 6 Colombia 5 Dominican Republic 2 Papua New Guinea 1

Operators involved

Kimmel Aviatio 4 Phillips Flyin 3 West Coast Fly 3 Crookston Flyi 3 MER Rouge Air 3 Williams Flyin 3

All 743 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
2 Jul 1977	Cessna 188B N9246G	Duquoin, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1977	Cessna 188B N91974	Turton, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Paul P Hofer	Serious injuries	-
24 Jun 1977	Cessna 188B N9073R	Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Fklin, Reister	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1977	Cessna 188A N70296	Warden, Washington, United States no coordinates	Crop Dusting	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1977	Cessna 188B N4842R	Tulelake, California, United States no coordinates	Stateline Spra	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1977	Cessna 188 N79581	Leland, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	John Edwards	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1977	Cessna 188B N9300R	Vernal, Utah, United States no coordinates	Intermountain	Minor injuries	-
1 Jun 1977	Cessna 188 N4707Q	Wadsworth, Texas, United States no coordinates	Carl Chaney	No injuries	-
31 May 1977	Cessna 188 N9857V	Fowlerton, Texas, United States no coordinates	Sabinal Aerial	No injuries	-
24 May 1977	Cessna 188 N70146	Billings, Montana, United States no coordinates	Wy-Mont Air AG	Minor injuries	-
15 May 1977	Cessna 188B N9305G	Mer Rouge, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	MER Rouge Air	Serious injuries	-
19 Apr 1977	Cessna 188 N53376	Cawker City, Kansas, United States no coordinates	GT Western SPR	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1977	Cessna 188 N53307	Holly Spring, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1977	Cessna 188 N5530S	Panhandle, Texas, United States no coordinates	DON McKenzie	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1977	Cessna 188B N4918R	Albany, Oregon, United States no coordinates	AG Air Care Co	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1977	Cessna 188B N4724R	Merced, California, United States no coordinates	AG Aviation	No injuries	-
7 Mar 1977	Cessna 188B N4811Q	Knox City, Texas, United States no coordinates	Ross Oliver	No injuries	-
15 Feb 1977	Cessna 188 N9451G	Hood River, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
17 Dec 1976	Cessna 188B N53176	St Augustine, Florida, United States no coordinates	Sunniland Airc	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1976	Cessna 188A N9987G	Carthage, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	K M Buckham	Minor injuries	-
26 Sep 1976	Cessna 188B N5647J	Quail Mesa, Arizona, United States no coordinates	West Coast Fly	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1976	Cessna 188A N5643J	Hatch, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Robinson Avia.	Minor injuries	-
6 Sep 1976	Cessna 188 N5606J	Huntsville, Alabama, United States no coordinates	WM Christopher	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1976	Cessna 188 N53219	Poston, Arizona, United States no coordinates	D.w.mccraley	No injuries	-
1 Sep 1976	Cessna 188B N9070R	Quitman, Georgia, United States no coordinates	B&C Flying SER	Minor injuries	-
30 Aug 1976	Cessna 188B N8983G	Dunn, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Godwin Sprayer	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1976	Cessna 188 N21664	Irmo, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Robert W Merck	No injuries	-
28 Aug 1976	Cessna 188B N4901R	Tracy, California, United States no coordinates	Midway Aerial	No injuries	-
22 Aug 1976	Cessna 188 N21891	Bridgeport, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Ralph Uhlken	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1976	Cessna 188 N9888V	Sumter, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Sumter Aero AP	No injuries	-
14 Aug 1976	Cessna 188B N91752	Batesville, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
14 Aug 1976	Cessna 188 N53388	Veribest, Texas, United States no coordinates	Three Rivers F	No injuries	-
11 Aug 1976	Cessna 188 N9829V	Geneva, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Woodrow Willia	No injuries	-
10 Aug 1976	Cessna 188 N9822G	Albany, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Comdr Air Serv	No injuries	-
10 Aug 1976	Cessna 188B N8979G	Picayune, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	B H Alexander	No injuries	-
4 Aug 1976	Cessna 188B N9759G	Campbell, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Darrol A Hodge	No injuries	-
29 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N91214	Butler, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N9140G	Knippa, Texas, United States no coordinates	HJ Haskett	No injuries	-
26 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N9964G	Arcola, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Thedford Aero	No injuries	-
25 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N5651J	Cooper, Texas, United States no coordinates	H&P Ag-Air	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N9725V	Wooster, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Aerial Farming	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N9890V	Madisonville, Texas, United States no coordinates	Ronnie Nettles	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N21823	Louisville, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Kimmel Aviatio	Serious injuries	-
20 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N53168	St Matthews, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Airplane Servi	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N21862	Shelby, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Phillips Flyin	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1976	Cessna 188B N9136R	Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	James Phillip	No injuries	-
6 Jul 1976	Cessna 188 N5517S	Enterprise, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Odie G Bell	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1976	Cessna 188 N9370R	Clearbrook, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Wayne Dallas B	No injuries	-
29 Jun 1976	Cessna 188B N9919G	Lewiston, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Schumachers AG	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1976	Cessna 188 N9846V	Baudette, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-