# Accident 19860814039549A: Cessna A188B, Mcadoo, TX, August 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1986, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mcadoo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7691° N, 100.9593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7691&lon=-100.9593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4851R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851R-1990-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,276 total, 672 in this make and model, 411 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LQG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LQG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860814039549A

## Narrative

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

DURING TURN AFTER A SPRAY RUN, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WHIRLWIND TYPE GUST AND WAS TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY.

## 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 FTW86LQG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LQG18), Aug 14, 1986: Cessna A188B (N4851R), Mcadoo, TX, destroyed

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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