Cessna T188C — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
There are 344 Cessna T188C airframes on record (built 1978–1984), 42 currently registered. 15 have one or more NTSB accident records (16 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 25, 2026.
Recent Cessna T188C accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in a turn during initial climb and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.
The pilot’s continued takeoff without ensuring obstacles could be avoided due to his use of a sedating medication, which likely diminished his reaction time and flying performance.
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during a low altitude aerial application maneuver and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodymanic stall at too low of an altiutde to recover.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during low-altitude maneuvering.
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.
The pilot's incorrect action to continue the takeoff when he failed to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
The pilot's loss of directional control to the right for reasons that could not be determined during examination of the right main landing gear wheel and brake drum.