Plane Crash List

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
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
6 Nov 1978 Cessna 188
N21613
 Maricopa, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Singletn Spray No injuries -
22 Sep 1978 Cessna 188
N4913Q
 Mendota, California, United States
no coordinates
 Wilson's Agri Serious injuries -
21 Sep 1978 Cessna 188B
N4783Q
 Inverness, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 V and M Flying Serious injuries -
20 Sep 1978 Cessna 188B
N4962Q
 Brooklett, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 HLR Spraying S No injuries -
16 Sep 1978 Cessna 188
N9393R
 Parker, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Tri-Valy Spray No injuries -
9 Sep 1978 Cessna 188
N4899Q
 0XNARD, California, United States
no coordinates
 So.cross Crdt. No injuries -
7 Sep 1978 Cessna 188A
N9863V
 Louise, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Coastal Fly SV Serious injuries -
5 Sep 1978 Cessna 188
N8277G
 West Point, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Griffin Fly SV No injuries -
5 Sep 1978 Cessna 188B
N22WM
 Zebvlon, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Fayard Enterpr No injuries -
4 Sep 1978 Cessna 188B
N4815R
 Mohave Valley, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 T.w.summers No injuries -
2 Sep 1978 Cessna 188
N53286
 San Simon, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Cochise Acft No injuries -
30 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N9323G
 Oxford, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Oxford Aerial No injuries -
25 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N4814R
 Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Cleo King No injuries -
18 Aug 1978 Cessna 188B
N9094R
 Colquitt, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
17 Aug 1978 Cessna 188B
N5622G
 Broxton, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Aug 1978 Cessna 188B
N9449R
 Cordele, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Ross Agra Serv No injuries -
14 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N21665
 Clarence, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 John C.ahern Minor injuries -
13 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N70474
 Fondale, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 G B Kenney Minor injuries -
13 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N731DE
 Carleton, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 Superior AG AI No injuries -
12 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N53319
 Water Valley, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Tedford Flying Minor injuries -
11 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N3517Q
 Weiner, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Homer J Greeno No injuries -
9 Aug 1978 Cessna 188B
N9208R
 Yale, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Richard Morton No injuries -
7 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N91498
 Connell, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 B & R Crop Co. No injuries -
6 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N21860
 Muleshoe, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Longhorn Spray No injuries -
3 Aug 1978 Cessna 188
N9952G
 Sharon Spring, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Jul 1978 Cessna 188B
N9084R
 Liberty, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
19 Jul 1978 Cessna 188B
N4818R
 Crete, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
19 Jul 1978 Cessna 188B
N4945Q
 Doddsville, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Jones Flying S Minor injuries -
19 Jul 1978 Cessna 188B
N4921R
 Milford, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 Roth Aerial SP No injuries -
17 Jul 1978 Cessna 188
N80770
 Tilma, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Tekoa Skyways No injuries -
16 Jul 1978 Cessna 188
N731LV
 Turlock, California, United States
no coordinates
 Bettencourt AG No injuries -
14 Jul 1978 Cessna 188B
N731DZ
 Modesto, California, United States
no coordinates
 Bill Yandell No injuries -
9 Jul 1978 Cessna 188A
N21737
 Fulton, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Loren Shestak No injuries -
7 Jul 1978 Cessna 188
N6000G
 La Place, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Hanks Fly Srvc No injuries -
6 Jul 1978 Cessna 188B
N6298G
 Sylvester, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Devane Bros SP No injuries -
3 Jul 1978 Cessna 188
N3536Q
 Brooklet, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
30 Jun 1978 Cessna 188B
N70063
 Modesto, California, United States
no coordinates
 Welch Aerial A No injuries -
30 Jun 1978 Cessna 188
N4850R
 Mertzon, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Miller Dust SV No injuries -
28 Jun 1978 Cessna 188A
N5633J
 Enterprise, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 James B.maxwel No injuries -
12 Jun 1978 Cessna 188B
N731HQ
 De Ridder, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Robinson Avton No injuries -
9 Jun 1978 Cessna 188
N4729R
 Ashmore, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
7 Jun 1978 Cessna 188B
N8275G
 Newberry, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Mikes Crop DUS No injuries -
31 May 1978 Cessna 188A
N731KJ
 Ehrhardt, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Bi-King Inc No injuries -
31 May 1978 Cessna 188
N9921G
 Atlantic, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 May 1978 Cessna 188T
N53299
 Fairfield, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Bobs Inc No injuries -
29 May 1978 Cessna 188
N78560
 Deerfield, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Dick Meisel Minor injuries -
26 May 1978 Cessna 188
N731QP
 Gould, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Howard Raley No injuries -
23 May 1978 Cessna 188
N9510G
 Hayes, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Singleton Spra Serious injuries -
22 May 1978 Cessna 188B
N4747R
 Dos Palos, California, United States
no coordinates
 Vance Acft Inc No injuries -
21 May 1978 Cessna 188B
N9355R
 Chinook, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 DOW Overcast No injuries -