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
50
Fatal
51
Deaths
7%
Share fatal
1965 to 2026
Period
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213 of 743 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
Operators involved
All 743 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1992 | Cessna 188B | Cogswell, North Dakota, United States | Dahl Airspray, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1992 | Cessna 188 | Sylvania, Georgia, United States | Hilde, Richard L. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1992 | Cessna 188 | Town Creek, Alabama, United States | Harrell Aviation Services Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1992 | Cessna 188B | Risco, Missouri, United States | Risco AG Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1992 | Cessna 188A | Imlay City, Michigan, United States | Hatfield Spraying Services | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1991 | Cessna 188B | Belgrade, Nebraska, United States | William McKeeman | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1991 | Cessna 188B | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | Farrar, Williamd. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1991 | Cessna 188B | Munger, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1991 | Cessna 188B | Palouse, Washington, United States | Dale E. Schoepflin | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1991 | Cessna 188/B | Hecla, South Dakota, United States | Country Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1991 | Cessna 188 | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | Brooks AG Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1991 | Cessna 188B | Wallis, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1991 | Cessna 188 | Sycamore, South Carolina, United States | Collins, Robert C | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1991 | Cessna 188 | La Feria, Texas, United States | SAM Jacobs | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1990 | Cessna 188B | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1990 | Cessna 188A | Hunter, Arkansas, United States | Henry, MC Cain | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1990 | Cessna 188B | Eckley, Colorado, United States | Yuma AG Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1990 | Cessna 188A | Holyoke, Colorado, United States | Gibb, Gary | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1990 | Cessna 188 | Salisbury, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1990 | Cessna 188 | Dazey, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1990 | Cessna 188B | Denton, Montana, United States | Lohse Air Spraying | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1990 | Cessna 188 | Archibald, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1990 | Cessna 188 | Michigan, North Dakota, United States | Oewick. DON | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1990 | Cessna 188 | Marshalltown, Iowa, United States | Dale L. Bittner | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1990 | Cessna 188 | Joiner, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1990 | Cessna 188A | Martin, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1989 | Cessna 188 | Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1989 | Cessna 188B | Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States | Osman, Marc C. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1989 | Cessna 188A | Milton, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1989 | Cessna 188 | Canton, Mississippi, United States | Cochran Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1989 | Cessna 188B | Grygla, Minnesota, United States | Holte, James K | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1989 | Cessna 188A | Belding, Michigan, United States | Studer, Aflred | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 1989 | Cessna 188 | Table Rock, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1988 | Cessna 188B | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Bennett, Dennis E. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1988 | Cessna 188 | Hazel Green, Alabama, United States | Buster Thornton | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1988 | Cessna 188B | Sumner, Iowa, United States | Cedar Valley Farm Services | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1988 | Cessna 188B | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | William F. Howell | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1988 | Cessna 188 | York, Nebraska, United States | Jerome D. Bair | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1988 | Cessna 188 | Douglas, Georgia, United States | Souther Field Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1988 | Cessna 188 | Sentinel Butte, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1988 | Cessna 188 | Upper Lake, California, United States | Gordon, Fritz | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1988 | Cessna 188B | Dighton, Kansas, United States | Wendler Air AG | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 1988 | Cessna 188 | Messic, North Carolina, United States | TOM Adams | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1988 | Cessna 188B | Gustine, California, United States | MacHado Duster, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1988 | Cessna 188B | Manter, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1988 | Cessna 188 | Riverton, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1987 | Cessna 188 | Samson, Alabama, United States | Jerry Wise | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1987 | Cessna 188B | Poston, Arizona, United States | Western Arizona AG Rotors | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Cessna 188 | Valley City, North Dakota, United States | LON E. Sinness | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1987 | Cessna 188B | Fairfield, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |