# Accident 19840618024969A: Cessna A188B, Westboro, MO, June 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1984, 10:30 local time
- Place: Westboro, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.5304° N, 95.3208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5304&lon=-95.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4857R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,140 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618024969A

## Narrative

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

SPRAY BOOM DRAGGING IN GRASS CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 MKC84LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA175), Jun 18, 1984: Cessna A188B (N4857R), Westboro, MO, substantial damage

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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