# Accident 19850815000799A: Cessna A188B, Willcox, AZ, August 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.4292° N, 109.8794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4292&lon=-109.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4974Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4974Q-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815000799A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A SPRAY RUN AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 LAX85LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA348), Aug 15, 1985: Cessna A188B (N4974Q), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4974Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19770729023309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729023309A), Jul 29, 1977: Cessna A188B (N4974Q), NM, 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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