Cessna T188C accident near Oregon, IL
On July 22, 2025, a Cessna T188C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oregon, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 22, 2025
- Place
- Oregon, IL
- Aircraft
- Cessna T188C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.039°N, 89.389°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250722200603
NTSB summary
On July 22, 2025, about 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna T188C, N2802J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Oregon, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. A company responsible for delivering and loading agricultural chemicals was loading the airplanes for the operator. According to the loader, the pilot arrived at the Ogle County Airport (C55), Mount Morris, Illinois about 0600 to start his workday. He completed five flights to a field about 5 miles northeast of C55 and upon returning to the airport, the pilot reported having an issue with the product dispersal system. The ground crew cleaned the spraybar screen while the airplane was idling. The pilot requested a partial load of chemical so that in the event the dispersal system did not function properly, he would not land with a heavy load. The loader filled the liquid chemical hopper with the requested amount, and the pilot departed about 0930. Multiple witnesses reported seeing the accident airplane in a “hard” left bank just over the top of standing corn, which stood about 8 ft tall. One witness reported that the airplane struck the powerline, impacted the ground nose first, bounced and immediately was engulfed in flames. The airplane skidded across a road and came to rest about 100 ft north of the initial impact point at the edge of a corn field. Cut powerlines were observed about 685 ft north of the departure end of runway 09 and portions were laid across the road. A utility po
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
