# Accident 19740812023999A: Cessna A188, Edmonson, TX, August 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1974
- Place: Edmonson, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.2791° N, 101.8967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edmonson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2791&lon=-101.8967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8184V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8184V-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DQG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812023999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON DIRT FARM ROAD,RIGHT WING CAUGHT TALL GRASS.NO LOAD ABOARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW74DQG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG15), Aug 12, 1974: Cessna A188A (N8184V), Edmonson, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8184V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910519016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910519016559A), May 19, 1991: Cessna A188 (N8184V), Laferia, TX, Substantial damage. Letting down over trees to spray a field encountered downdraft and hit ground after clearing trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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