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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1987 | Cessna 188B | Satanta, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188C | Dalton, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188B | Malta, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188-B | Sigourney, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1987 | Cessna 188 | Harper, Kansas, United States | Midwest AG., Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 1987 | Cessna 188 | Ottawa, Kansas, United States | Steven C. Ballard | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1987 | Cessna 188 | Genesee, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Cessna 188 | Thermal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1986 | Cessna 188 | Easton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1986 | Cessna 188B | Edison, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1986 | Cessna 188B | Hugoton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1986 | Cessna 188 | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | Scott Hagednmacher | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Cessna 188 | Durkee, Oregon, United States | Richard Griffitts, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Cessna 188B | Bay City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1986 | Cessna 188B | Nyssa, Oregon, United States | Kenneth G. Whipple | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1986 | Cessna 188 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | Merrill L. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188 | Atlanta, Texas, United States | Lewis Spencer Passmore | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1985 | Cessna 188 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1985 | Cessna 188 | Dry Creek Mine, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1985 | Cessna 188B | Waskish, Minnesota, United States | Warren Torgeson | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1985 | Cessna 188B | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1985 | Cessna 188A | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Cessna 188 | Osage City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1984 | Cessna 188 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1984 | Cessna 188B | Salome, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1984 | Cessna 188A | Salome, Arizona, United States | Five Star Flying, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1984 | Cessna 188 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Holland Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1984 | Cessna 188 | Bloom, Kansas, United States | Erhart Aerial Sprying, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1984 | Cessna 188A | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1984 | Cessna 188 | Holyoke, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1984 | Cessna 188 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Cessna 188 | Dyersville, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1984 | Cessna 188B | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1984 | Cessna 188 | McGehee, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1984 | Cessna 188B | Perrydale, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1984 | Cessna 188B | Shedd, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1984 | Cessna 188B | Paxville, South Carolina, United States | Robert W.jonte, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1984 | Cessna 188 | Clayton, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1984 | Cessna 188B | Lake Village, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1983 | Cessna 188 | Needles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188A | Green Springs, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188 | Winkelman, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188B | Luddwici, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188B | Catron, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188 | Slocomb, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188A | Klemme, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188 | Little York, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1983 | Cessna 188A | Wayne, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1983 | Cessna 188 | Jay, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |