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 1968, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2025 | Cessna 188 | Santa Vitória do Palmar, Brazil | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Cessna 188 | Guayabal-Meta, Colombia | Agricola de Servicios Aereos del Meta Asam S.a.s | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2025 | Cessna 188 | Trinidad Casanare, Colombia | - | Fatal | - |
| 23 May 2025 | Cessna 188 | Pasaje, Ecuador | Aeroriente | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Cessna 188 | Aerocity airstrip, Ecuador | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Cessna 188 | La Puntilla, Ecuador | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Cessna 188 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Cessna 188 | Colon, Ecuador | Aifa S.a. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Cessna 188 | Barra Bonita, Brazil | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Cessna 188 | Bananera, Colombia | - | Unknown | - |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Cessna 188 | Payo, Ecuador | - | Unknown | - |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Cessna 188 | Vereda Puerto, Colombia | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2022 | Cessna 188 | Inaciolândia, Brazil | Aero Agricola Rio Verde Ltda ME | Unknown | - |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Cessna 188 | Bataypora, Brazil | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Cessna 188 | La Cruz, Mexico | - | Unknown | - |
| 1 Feb 2021 | Cessna 188 | Viamao, Brazil | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Cessna 188 | Esperanza, Dominican Republic | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Cessna 188 | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | Southeast Air Services | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2018 | Cessna 188 | Rolla, Missouri, United States | Ballard Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2018 | Cessna 188 | Watkins, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2016 | Cessna 188 | What Cheer, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Cessna 188 | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2015 | Cessna 188 | Polson, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2014 | Cessna 188 | Hearne, Texas, United States | Richard P Ranspot | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2014 | Cessna 188-UNDESIGNAT | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2013 | Cessna 188B | Woodrow, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2011 | Cessna 188 | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | Mississippi State University | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2011 | Cessna 188 | Glasgow, Montana, United States | Gus T's Aircraft Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Cessna 188B | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | Vector Disease Control Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Cessna 188A | New Hartford, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2007 | Cessna 188B | Wyaconda, Missouri, United States | James F. Wood | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2006 | Cessna 188B | Belhaven, North Carolina, United States | William J. Brinkley | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Cessna 188 | Mexico, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2005 | Cessna 188A | Fairview, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2004 | Cessna 188B | Rush Springs, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2004 | Cessna 188B | Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2004 | Cessna 188B | Planada, California, United States | T-Craft Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cessna 188B | Monette, Arkansas, United States | David Lemay | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Cessna 188A | Freeman, South Dakota, United States | General Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2003 | Cessna 188B | Badger, Nfld, Canada | Computaplane | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2002 | Cessna 188B | Pikesville, North Carolina, United States | Wayne Aerial Crop Spraying | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2002 | Cessna 188A | Vincent, Texas, United States | Elk Creek Spraying Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Cessna 188B | Tolley, North Dakota, United States | Name | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2002 | Cessna 188 | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2001 | Cessna 188B | Whiteville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2001 | Cessna 188 | Almond, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2001 | Cessna 188B | Leesburg, Florida, United States | American Outdoor Aerial | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2000 | Cessna 188B | Stanton, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2000 | Cessna 188 | Tampa, Florida, United States | American Outdoor Advertising | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2000 | Cessna 188B | Farwell, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |